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HT2026 Theme: 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.
This series features in the following public collections:
