Part One: Traversing the rise, decline and transformation of lesbian and queer spaces
Join Dr Kerryn Drysdale and Dr Sophie Robinson for the first of two talks traversing the rise, decline and transformation of lesbian and queer social scenes. This first talk will concentrate on the emergence and maintenance of events for lesbian and queer women, exploring how these are ‘made’ lesbian and the unique atmosphere developed within these spaces. Together they will also discuss the strategies and types of in-community investments used to sustain lesbian and queer sites.
Dr Kerryn Drysdale is a Research Fellow at the Centre for Social Research in Health, located within UNSW Arts & Social Sciences. Her disciplinary background is in gender studies, queer theory and cultural studies, with a particular focus on LGBTIQ social scenes, identities and practices. Kerryn's current area of research lies at the intersection of social inquiry and public health, particularly in the experiences and expressions of health and wellbeing among same-sex attracted and sex/gender diverse people, people who use drugs, and people living with or affected by HIV and/or viral hepatitis. Kerryn is also interested in community-led approaches to harm reduction, drug law reform and urban LGBTIQ night-time economies.
Dr Sophie Robinson is a historian of Australian lesbian and queer communities since the 1970s. She is the current Nancy Keesing Fellow at the State Library of NSW, undertaking research on Sydney's lesbian scene during the 1990s drawing on two key publications, Wicked Women and LOTL. She is also the Secretary of Sydney’s Pride History Group which aims to collect and preserve the oral histories of Sydney’s LGBTQI+ communities.
This public program will be delivered online. Please register to receive the link to the event.
Join the live event | 5:30 – 6:15pm Thursday 17 September 2020 (AEST)
