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WGQ in the Archives: Dearth, Remnants, Glut, and Fragments
Women’s, gender and queer historians have relied on innovative reading methods from the beginning, as they sought to bring forward hidden or subordinated subjects, or to read in between the lines and against the grain. For this Hilary term’s WGQ research seminar, we investigate the reading dilemmas and opportunities raised by archival fragments, remnants, glut, and fragments. Doing so can build on various terrain – from reading ‘along the bias grain’ (Marissa Fuentes), to ‘informed speculation’ (Saidya Hartman) to ‘re-membering’ (Saylesh Wesley/Jamey Jesperson) evidence of past lives to the present.
Each week (with the exception of week 4) will have two contributions. Contributors pre-circulate short text(s) (max 8 pages) related to the theme. At the beginning of the seminar, they present their text(s) for 5-10 minutes. Invited respondents make a response of their own choosing (e.g., read their own text, bring in archival finding/object, verbal response etc) (5-10 mins). Followed by general Q & A.
Note: The series anticipates the Archival Fragments, Experimental Modes Collective event on June 9 in Trinity term.
Type: Seminar Series
Talks:
Thursday 29 January 2025
Dearth
Date: 29 January 2026, 12:30 - 13:45
Speaker
s:
Meleisa Ono-George (Oxford),
Alice Rio (Oxford)
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: North Lecture Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Tuesday 10 February 2025
Remnants (in collaboration with the Rothermere American Institute)
Date: 10 February 2026, 16:00 - 17:30
Speaker
:
Regina Kunzel (Yale)
Venue: Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details: Large Seminar Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 26 February 2025
Glut
Date: 26 February 2026, 11:45 - 13:00
Speaker
s:
Anthea Butler (University of Pennsylvania, and Koch History Centre),
Catherine Sloan (Oxford)
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: North Lecture Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Thursday 12 March 2025
Archival Fragments, Experimental Modes in Oxford
Date: 12 March 2026, 16:00 - 17:15
Speaker
s:
Sara Johnson (UC San Diego),
Sarah Knott (Oxford)
Venue: St John's College, St Giles OX1 3JP
Venue Details: North Lecture Room
Organisers:
TBA
Hosts:
TBA
Editors:
Laura Spence,
Belinda Clark
