3/3 CONFERENCE: Why (Queer) History Matters: The Politics of History

Why (Queer) History Matters: The Politics of History (video 3 of 3)
International, interdisciplinary conference, 29-30 August 2022, at the University of Bergen.
Neglect and erasure of queer history has been the norm in all national histories until quite recently. In this conference we address how this highly problematic practice of history can also enable the eradication of LGBT+ rights in contemporary societies. For, in some places LGBT communities are seen as a national threat while in others, homo-tolerance is instrumentalized to build national self-identity. In both cases, interest in and knowledge of queer history is usually absent. In this conference we therefore ask: How are national histories cleansed of unwanted elements? What role does ignorance and censorship play? Can the lack of knowledge of queer history be fundamental to contemporary oppression of queers? If so, what can be done to preserve and disseminate queer histories?
In this conference we hear reflections and examples on how and why queer history matters in different contexts. Norway officially opened its national queer archive here in Bergen in 2015, and queer history is slowly starting to appear as a legitimate academic field in line with other academic fields of research also in Norway.
CHAIR:
Ana Côrtes, PhD candidate at the Centre on Law and Social Transformation, University of Bergen
The politics of sexuality in Latin America by Javier Corrales, Professor of Political Science at Amherst College
Sexualities and the uses of history in different African contexts by Sylvia Tamale, Professor of Law, Makerere University
Mapping queerness in postcolonial South Asian worlds by Svati Shah, Associate Professor, Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Panel discussion: The promise and future of queer history making.
All speakers are welcome to attend the discussion
Chair: Matt Cook, Professor of Modern History, Birkbeck, London University
00:00 Welcome back, Ana Côrtes, PhD candidate (chair)
02:51 intro Javier Corrales, Professor
03:45 Javier Corrales, Professor
42:50 intro Sylvia Tamale, Professor
44:23 Sylvia Tamale, Professor
01:26:39 Panel discussion: The promise and future of queer history making.

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