Samu/elle Striewski is a graduate student reading for the MPhil in Political Theory at the DPIR. Previously, they studied political and social philosophy as well as mathematics, comparative literature, and gender studies in Berlin, Frankfurt, Paris, and New York. At Oxford, they are continuing to work on Critical Theory in relation to queer and trans* struggles for/against recognition. Their thesis reconstructs how the Queers for Palestine challenges both mainstream Western queer politics and liberal conceptualisations of solidarity.
Research interests:
Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
Post-structuralist thought
Queer/Trans* Studies
Palestine solidarity movement
Publications
Upcoming
Drag, hier und heute: Zur Vielfalt von queeren Geschlechterinszenierungen in der Gegenwart, Berlin: Neofelis. Volume on the contemporary drag scene in Germany co-edited with Jenny Schrödl.
"Trans Philosophy’s Dysphoric Politics of Derecognition" (2026) in: TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly, Vol. 13, Issue 2 on "Trans Philosophy," ed. by T. M. Bettcher and P. Zurn. Review of Paul B. Preciado’s "Dysphoria Mundi" (2025).
"Interpellative Co-Autorschaft: Rainer Forst und die Macht der Anrede" (2026) in: gender(n)? Positionen zu einer erregten Debatte, ed. by B. Kleiner, J. Leinius, and H. Liedke, Bielefeld: transcript.
"No Time for Bisexuality? Bi+temporalities and the History of the German Bi+ Movement" (2026) in: Routledge International Handbook of Bisexuality, ed. by H. Bowes-Catton and K. McLelland, New York/London: Routledge.
"Drag Organic Intellectuals: Notes towards an Embodied Trans* Anarchism" (2026) in: Routledge Companion to Drag, ed. by M. Edward, S. Farrier, and G. Sterk, New York/London: Routledge.
"Performing Femininities with Drag and Dance" (2026) in: Agitate!, Special Issues on "Pedagogies of Hope," ed. by M. Chan and A. Dibavar. Co-authored with Ina Jochum.
"Notes on Queer Un/worlding" (2026) in: Queer Hope and Futurity: Locating Otherwise in the Global South, ed. by A. Dibavar, A. Q. Munhazim, and A. Mehta, New Brunswick, NJ: Rutger University Press. Co-authored with Murat Adash,Benjamin Busch, Will Fredo, Tomaso de Luca, Slavna Martinovic, and Paloma Portela.
"Un poco troppo maestoso? Beethoven's Cavatina contra Gordon's Adorno" (2026) in: Oxford New Books, ed. by S. Smith. Comment on Peter E. Gordon’s "A Precarious Happiness: Adorno and the Sources of Normativity” (2023).
(Semi-)Academic Writings
"Overcoming Injustice: OPR in Conversation with Sally Haslanger" (2025) in: Oxford Political Review. Interview with Sally Haslanger on her Benjamin Lectures 2023.
"Kommunikatives Handeln beim Frühstück danach: Mit Habermas durch den Trubel nicht-monogamer Beziehungen" (2025) in: prae|faktisch: Ein Philosophieblog. Blog entry on the value of Habermasian discourse ethics for polyamory.
"Der Duce ist tot – lang lebe der Duce!" (2025) in: Spit on Hitler’s Grave, Exhibition curated by KreativKraftwerk e.V. and shown in Berlin from September 19–24. Brief contextualising comment on Mussolini's grave and the possible castration of (dead) dictators.
"Von Innen Durcharbeiten und Verlernen" (2025) in: Gender(ed) Thoughts, Working Paper Series, Vol.1, Göttingen, pp. 21–24. Comment on anti-colonial trans* theorising and the negative dialectics at work in Anile Tmava's "Beyond a 'sack for carrying things': Der exotisierende Blick auf Burrnesha in hegemonialer Wissenschaft und Film."
“Dadaoutai: Vaterschaft denken mit Stromae und Derrida" (2024) in: anwesenheitsnotiz (student journal), Vol. 13, pp. 30–57. Experimental essay on deconstructing fatherhood.
“Women, Animals, Food: Planetary Perspectives” (2024) in: Comparative Woman, Vol. 2, Issue 2 on "Conflict: Continuing the Conversation," 12 pages. Analysis of the planetary ecofeminist ethics of nurturing in Mahasweta Devi’s "Pterodactyl, Pirtha, and Puran Sahay" (1995) and Margaret Atwood’s "The Year of the Flood" (2009).
“Drag Wars, oder worum es wirklich geht, beim Gender Wahn” (2023) in: philou (student journal), Vol. 13, Issue on "Education," Aachen, pp. 38–41. Analysis of the material and ideological background conditions for the bans of drag performances in the US and Germany.
“The Poiesis of Susceptibility: Langston Hughes and Queer Black Friendship” (2023) in: Currents: A Journal of Young English Philology Thought and Review, Vol. 9 on "Solidarity—Conflict," Toruń, pp. 97–105. Analysis of Langston Hughes' "Poem” (1925).
"Diversifying Cultural Norms, or Being Nonbinary” (2023) in: philou (student journal), Vol. 12, Issue on "Diversity," Aachen, pp. 22–25. Essay on the politics of being non-binary.
Journalistic Writings
"INTA* Pride: Sichtbar, selbstbestimmt und solidarisch" (August 29, 2025) in: SIEGESSÄULE, Feature of the third trans* pride in Berlin.
"Sex-Tech Innovation: Wenn Machtverhältnisse reproduziert werden" (August 8, 2025) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Cover story on technological developments and their effect on sex and sex work.
"Lang lebe die Tunte!" (June 20, 2025) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Op-Ed on the political legacy of street drag.
"Trans* im TV: Wie Schauspieler*innen für Sichtbarkeit kämpfen" (March 31, 2025) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Feature of two German trans* actors for Trans* Day of Visibility.
"Lamin Leroy Gibba über TV-Erfolg 'Schwarze Früchte'" (Jan 31, 2025) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Interview with the creator of Germany's first predominantly Black and Queer TV show.
"Woher kommt der Begriff FLINTA* – und wie sinnvoll ist er?" (Oct 17, 2024) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Op-Ed on the history and value of the term FLINTA*.
"'Barbie': Feministisch oder nur neoliberal?" (July 25, 2024) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Review of Greta Gerwig's movie "Barbie."
"Alfonso Pantisano: 'Euer Kampf ist auch mein Kampf!'" (July 20, 2024) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Interview with Berlin's first Queer Commissioner.
"Lichtenberger Initiative für trans*, inter* und nicht-binäre Personen" (Dec 8, 2023) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Feature of a local Berlin trans* community organising space.
"Theorie und Praxis des feministischen Streiks" (Nov 13, 2023) in: Missy Magazin. Interview with Argentinian feminist scholar-activist Verónica Gaga.
"Drag Race Germany: 'Wir müssen nicht offensiv politisch sein, es passiert einfach!'" (Sept 26, 2023) in: SIEGESSÄULE. Interview with the hosts of Drag Race Germany.
"Plädoyer für eine offene Gesellschaft: Warum Oskar und Anna mutige Menschen an ihrer Seite brauchen" (July 7, 2023) in: EXPRESS. Op-Ed on anti-queer prejudices.