The responsibility of cultural institutions to preserve and promote marginalized queer histories is an essential aspect that cannot be ignored. These institutions have been instrumental in shaping...
Queer History and Literature
The term "queer" is used to refer to people who identify as anything outside of heterosexual norms, including lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, non-binary,...
The question of how authoritarian states suppress queer education has long been debated, but there is still much to learn about its impact on intergenerational transmission. The way queer communities...
Archives are collections of historical documents, artifacts, records, images, videos, audio recordings, etc., that provide a wealth of knowledge about past events, people, places, and cultures....
LGBTQ+ people have faced discrimination throughout history due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. This has led to the destruction or suppression of many important documents and stories...
In many ways, LGBTQ+ history has been suppressed and ignored for centuries due to heterosexual supremacy, which privileges cishetero norms and beliefs above all else. Queer studies have shown that...
Queer archives have become increasingly important tools for fostering community empowerment and collective political action among LGBTQ+ individuals. They provide a space to document and preserve the...
There has been growing interest in revising history to better reflect more accurate depictions of marginalized groups such as women, people of color, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. This has...
What are archives and memory?
Archives refer to organized collections of historical records kept for future reference. They may include documents, artifacts, photographs, audio recordings, video...
The historical documentation and preservation of queer histories in post-Soviet contexts have greatly influenced contemporary strategies for activism and identity politics. This is evident in the way...