The purpose of this article is to provide an introduction to how oral histories, personal narratives, and visual records can be used to reconstruct historical queer communities. Queer history is a...
Today I will explain how letters, diaries, oral histories, and visual media can help us reconstruct marginalized queer networks. We'll start with letters, because they are the oldest form of...
The history of queer activism is characterized by the struggle to find ways to document and preserve the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals who have been marginalized and oppressed throughout time....
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...
There has been growing interest in exploring the experiences and perspectives of LGBTQ+ individuals throughout history. This includes examining how these groups were portrayed in literature,...
Queer Archives, Oral Histories, and Personal Narratives Challenge Erasure
Queer archives are collections of materials that document the lives, experiences, and contributions of LGBTQ+ people...
Historians have traditionally relied on written records to construct an understanding of history, but this approach has often excluded the perspectives of marginalized groups such as LGBTQ+...
Decolonial queer research methods challenge traditional ways of conducting scholarship that are often extractive and exploitative. These methods focus on social justice and liberation from oppressive...