The publication was prepared as a result of a joint project Women and History implemented by the Heinrich Boell Foundation offices in Kyiv and Tbilisi.
The purpose of Queer theory, by its most common definition, is to challenge heteronormativity and existing, already defined categories of sexuality constantly. It speaks about the specificities and limits of struggles, which are produced by these categories. Queer theory formed the basis for Queer activism.
This study analyzes extractivism in light of multiple forms of extraction operations that take place in Bolnisi and while doing so, it adopts the broader definition of the concept.