The reconstruction of 20th-century lesbian networks, social practices, and cultural subcultures from fragmented sources is an important task for historians seeking to understand the lived experiences...
In colonial and authoritarian contexts, queer cultural practices were often suppressed and hidden from view due to legal and social sanctions against nonconforming gender identities and sexual...
Sexuality has been an integral part of human culture throughout history. While some scholars have studied it extensively, others have shied away from exploring certain aspects such as same-sex desire...
How can archival research and literary analysis uncover hidden queer codes in historical texts, and what do these codes reveal about identity regulation and cultural subversion?
The search for...
Pre-20th century queer life was shrouded in secrecy, marginalized, criminalized, and denied legitimacy. As such, there is limited evidence available to reconstruct how people lived their lives beyond...
The process of recreating historical queer narratives is important for several reasons. One reason is that it helps to bring these stories back into the public consciousness and ensure they aren't...
I will explore how queer memory resists the philosophical erasure that is often present in dominant historiographies. The concept of "queer" has been used to describe people who do not identify as...
I will explore how literary and archival research methods can be used to uncover hidden codes in historical texts related to sexuality and gender expression. These codes reveal cultural regulations,...
Reconstructing Queer Narratives Through Research Strategies
Queer studies have brought to light the importance of studying gender and sexuality through different academic disciplines such as...
What methodological challenges arise in recovering silenced queer histories in societies where archival materials were destroyed or inaccessible, and how can those be ethically addressed?
The...