QCWU Archive record · 2026-02-19
The Gentrification of Queer Collectivity
Noam Youngrak Son · Jan van Eyck Academie, Bebe Books
Archive context
This essay examines how queer collective practice can become enclosed within cultural institutions that valorize recognition, visibility, and social capital over redistribution. Drawing from the author’s experience inside Bebe Books, it analyzes institutional hospitality, representational politics, and the concentration of authorship and infrastructure.
Bebe Booksqueer collectivityinstitutional capturesocial capitalfounder classrecognition and redistribution