Nov 3, 4:30 PM: Ann Cvetkovich, "Ordinary Lesbians and Special Collections: The June L ...

What happens when a grassroots lesbian feminist archive finds its way to the special collections of a major university research library? Does it lose its counterarchival aura, or can it carry its powers of critical intervention into new spaces? My talk explores these questions through the case of the June L. Mazer Lesbian Archives, which have recently been housed and catalogued at UCLA. With particular attention to ephemera and materiality, it will focus in particular on how the self-archiving practices of “ordinary lesbians” make available the lives of those who may not be publicly recognized but whom the archive can make valuable. And it will explore this case history within the broader context of my research on queer archival politics, which includes the models provided by artists whose creative approaches to the archives are simultaneously critical and transformative. Followed immediately by… Thursday, November 3 | 6:30-8:00pm Workshop: “Writing as Archival Practice” CSGS – 5733 S University Avenue, First Floor Seminar Room Both the lecture and workshop are free and open to the public. Part of the LGBTQ Studies Project and the Artists' Salon at the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality.

Date: November 3, 2016
Time: 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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