Queer as Folklore
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Room BS/005, Bowland Auditorium, Berrick Saul Building, Campus West, University of York (Map)
Event details
LGBT History Month Lecture
Queer as Folklore is an exhilarating journey across centuries and continents which reveals the unsung heroes and villains of storytelling, magic and fantasy. Featuring images from archives, galleries and museums around the world, each chapter investigates the queer history of different mythic and folkloric characters, both old and new.
This event is hosted by the Institute for the Public Understanding of the Past (IPUP) and the Department of History. IPUP works with museums, archives, heritage sites, the media, artists and community organisations to explore the many ways that the past is presented in society, and to ask questions about how the histories we tell impact our identities, shape our present and inform the future. Dr Victoria Hoyle, Director of IPUP, will chair the event.
About the speaker
Sacha Coward has worked in museums and heritage for over 10 years. For the past three years, he has been freelancing as an historian, public speaker, and researcher. He has run LGBTQ+ focused tours for museums, cemeteries, archives, and cities around the world.
Venue details
Wheelchair accessible
Hearing loop