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