Difficult Objects / Difficult Heritage

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

Stirring Queer and Trans Memory: Counterarchives and Peripheries

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