Queer history is the study of the experiences and perspectives of people who do not identify as cisgender or straight, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, pansexual, non-binary,...
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: Queer history: understanding gender & sexuality through community sources
In order to understand how historians can reconstruct suppressed queer cultural histories, it is important to recognize that many historical accounts have been written from a heteronormative...
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: Recovering suppressed queer cultural histories through historical analysis
The concept of collective memory is an important one that refers to the shared memories held within a group, community, or society. It has been traditionally understood to encompass both individual...
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: What if we reimagined collective memory to include queer histories?
In literature and art, marginalized identities have been denied a place for centuries, including those related to gender and sexuality. This has resulted in biased cultural memory that privileges...
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: How historical exclusions of queer perspectives have shaped literary canons
The neglect of queer histories refers to the absence of representation and acknowledgment of non-heteronormative identities in historical narratives, which have significant implications for...
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: How historical erasure contributes to marginalization of queer individuals & shapes contemporary sexual discourse