Wednesday 25th October
5-6pm
Humanities, Beeston Lane, University Park Campus West
Join us for two talks:
Writing a Queer History of Nottingham: Archival and Oral History in Publication with CJ DeBarra:
CJ DeBarra is a queer author and journalist based in Nottingham. They launched the Notts Queer History Project in 2022 with a view to documenting the vibrant oral history of the LGBT+ community based here. The result will be two books due in July 2024 published by Five Leaves Bookshop. The focus will be on the decades spanning from 1960 to 2022 covering events, buildings, politics and much more.
As part of the project, CJ has been visiting a number of archives and conducting interviews with LGBT+ people who have spent time in Nottingham. They are currently on interview number 84 and they are attempting to reach over 100. This has raised interesting dilemmas when it comes to how best to document the stories and scandals? Join CJ to hear about documenting the hidden queer histories of Nottingham.....
Free hand-printed posters for 1970s London Pride for the first 20 people.
Nottinghamshire, Centre of the LGBT Universe (Nottinghamshire Rainbow Heritage)
The title may be tongue in cheek, but Nottinghamshire does own a surprising number of LGBT "firsts", as this presentation will reveal with examples from the 14th century onwards.
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(History Festival 2023 has been supported by the Institute of Policy and Engagement, the Department of History and the School of Humanities)