If there's one thing bi+ folks struggle with, it's not seeing themselves in media. Why is that a big deal? Because our identities are informed by the world around us; and when we do not find ourselves in that world, we can view that as a lack in ourselves. To help us explore the role of bi+ representation, we talk to the talented Patricia Silva.

Patricia Silva is a queer (bi/pan) nonbinary artist working with available light, cameras, words, research, and educational modules to facilitate a deeper understanding of the contours of identities, queer inquiry, and relationships between diaspora and place(s). They experiment through making photographs, photo books, videos and short films, as well as through conversation series that are live or in podcast form. Their photographs and short films have been exhibited, screened, and awarded internationally since 2013; and their writing has been featured in The LGBT Review, Cult Bytes, among others.

Hosted by bi+ academics, writers, and advocates Bailey Merlin and Lynn Rios Rivera, Bisexual Killjoy talks all things bisexual (pansexual, omnisexual, plurisexual, and overall bi+ness) because bisexuality isn’t a phase; it’s a phenomenon.

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Resources

Film: Savage Nights (Les Nuits fauves), directed by Cyril Collard. 1992.
Filmmaker: Pier Paolo Pasolini
TV Show: The Bisexual, created by Desiree Akhavan and Rowan Riley. 2018.
TV Show: The Magicians, created by Sera Gamble and John McNamara. 2015-2020.

Patricia Silva

Appearance: Twink Time at Barbizon in New York City at the Hot Festival, Mx Media Program
Appearance: Super Shorts Film Festival
Publication: Silva, Patricia. "Outsmarting the City—How Queer Subcultures in Queensborough." The Physical and the Digital City, Invisible Forces, Data and Manifestations. Intellect Books, University of Chicago Press. 2024.
Website: https://patriciasilva.com
Website: https://www.latentstudies.net

S2E5: Bi-Visibility in Media with Patricia Silva