This event will mark the official launch of the 'Perverse Collections' project. A panel discussion will feature invited speakers Tone Hellesund (University of Bergen / Skeivt arkiv), Wigbertson Julian Isenia (University of Amsterdam / Black Queer Archives), and Elahe Haschemi Yekani (Humboldt University).
Location: Museo Reina Sofia, Auditorio 200, Nouvel Building (Ronda de Atocha, esquina plaza del Emperador Carlos V, 28012 Madrid). This event brings together activists, archivists, and historians in order to discuss the rise, evolution, current situation, and cultural politics of queer and trans archives, with a particular focus on Spanish and Southern European archives. As ... Read more
Registration for this conference is now live! You can register here. Conference Programme Day 1: October 3, 2024 Location: IHLIA LGBT Heritage, Forum Lecture Hall located in the Amsterdam Public Library, 6th Floor, 143 Oosterdokskade, 1011 DL Amsterdam 13:00 – 13:30Registration / Badge Café (organised by Ben Walters) 13:30 - 13:45 Introduction by Eliza Steinbock ... Read more
This two-day workshop will explore both tricky objects which present challenges to collections for a variety of reasons (they can't be kept; they don't fit classification systems; their provenance is dubious...), and difficult histories (the things we might not want to archive; the histories we're scared to confront; the lack of fit between different subaltern ... Read more
Location: Centre Cultural La Nau, C/ de la Universitat, 2. 46003 Valencia, Spain A pdf of this call for papers can be found here! The PERCOL conference 'Stirring Queer and Trans Memory' intends to explore counter-archival queer theories and practices as they rise from, and apply to, peripheral locations and experiences. Because of their oblique ... Read more
This closed workshop will bring together a small group of archivists, activists and academics to discuss the pragmatics of setting up an LGBTQ+ archive. What knowledge is needed before such an undertaking? What hurdles and challenges (unexpected or otherwise) have to be faced along the way? People from the Queer Muzeum in Warsaw, HomeSpace in ... Read more