Izabeau Legendre

Bio: Izabeau completed a BA in Literary Studies at Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM), where he focused on the interactions between literary texts and politics, especially through the lens of Michel Foucault’s account on ethics and subjection. Leaning towards a sociological approach, especially after gaining particular interest in Pierre Bourdieu’s sociology, he is currently studying Montréal’s zine scene, its history, its inner organisation and its relationship with Quebec’s fields of cultural production. This research has been the subject of his MA, and has led him to Queen’s Cultural Studies PhD program, where he aims to deepen his understanding of the intertwinement of art and politics, in the context of social, political, cultural and artistic marginality.
Research interests: art and politics and their relationship with identities and institutions; political communities; multilingualism in Montreal’s cultural production; empowerment and self subjection through creation; art and radical activism