João Florêncio and Liz Rosenfeld In Conversation

Join Blackwell’s Manchester for a conversation between João Florêncio and Liz Rosenfeld, discussing their collaborative work Crossings: Creative Ecologies of Cruising.

Crossings explores queer cruising not only as a social or sexual practice, but as a broader creative and conceptual framework. The book reimagines cruising as a way of thinking and making that unsettles fixed ideas of space, time, identity and the body, opening up new possibilities for connection, experience and expression.

Blending personal reflection with critical inquiry, Florêncio and Rosenfeld draw on histories of queer life while moving beyond them, creating a hybrid work that sits between artist’s book, theory and memoir. Through an interwoven dialogue, their voices invite readers into a fluid space shaped by desire, memory and imagination.

The result is an experimental and thought-provoking exploration of intimacy and creativity, offering new perspectives on how relationships, environments and identities can be understood and reimagined.