Walking Tour: Gentrification and Queer Erasure in Roanoke, Virginia

By Rachel Barton 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History

Public history takes on queer erasure and gentrification in Roanoke, Virginia.

Gay Berlin? No, Queer Baden-Württemberg

By Andrea Rottmann LGBTQ, Modern Europe, Public History

Queer history in Germany extends far beyond Berlin – that was made clear at this conference.

Would you mind if Neil Bartlett asked you a few personal questions about sex?

By Ania Ostrowska LGBTQ, Public History, United Kingdom

The Wellcome Collection’s ‘Institute of Sexology’ was the first major event of its kind in the UK.

The Sex Institute on Euston Road

By Rebecca Saunders Medicine and the Body, Public History

One of the most significant threads the “Institute of Sexology” unwinds is the intertwined development of sexology and ways female sexuality was perceived. 

Gender Matters at The Institute of Sexology

By Dr Heike Bauer Medicine and the Body, Public History

The Institute of Sexology at the Wellcome Trust is the first major exhibition in the UK dedicated to the history of sexology.

A Sexologist and His Two Archives: An Interview with Erwin J. Haeberle

By Jana Funke Medicine and the Body, Pedagogy, Public History

Haeberle is the founder of two archives that constitute one of the most significant collections of sexological work available.

Scale – Spectacle – Spectatorship: Space as a Category of Queer Analysis

By Andrea Rottmann 20th and 21st Century United States, LGBTQ, Public History

Archives, exhibitions and historical sites operate as spaces through which ideas about LGBTQ identity can be renegotiated.