Program

Locations

All workshop sessions to take place at Central Library, 5440 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, a short walk from the Lord Nelson Hotel, where the out-of-town guests are staying.

On Thursday, an early evening presentation will be held at Bell Auditorium, NSCAD U, 5163 Duke Street. This event will be followed by dinner at Salt + Ash, 1741 Lower Water St #170.

On Friday, we will visit an outdoor exhibition at Dalhousie.

Thursday, 28 September

9:30 – 12:00 morning session

Archives: Research, Recovery, Reimaginings

Martha Langford, moderator

Joshua Green, Anne Koval, Graham Nickerson, Sharon Murray, Stephanie Pettigrew, Jennifer VanderBurgh

12:00 - 1:30 Lunchbox
1:30 – 4:00 afternoon session.

Networking Histories/Queer Art Histories: Invisibilities, Illuminations

Johanne Sloan, moderator

Erin Silver, Julie Hollenbach, Kyle McPhail, Meredith J. Batt, Gemma Marr

5:30 – 7:00 Keynotes, Bell Auditorium, NSCAD U
5163 Duke Street, 4th floor Halifax, NS.

We are (still) here: Archival Alliances between Changemakers

Thandiwe Jelani McCarthy, spoken-word poetry performance

Meredith J. Batt, with Gemma Marr, on Batt and Dusty Green, Len & Cub: A Queer History (Goose Lane, 2020) and current projects of the Queer Heritage Initiative of New Brunswick.

7:30 workshop dinner, Salt + Ash,

Friday, 29 September

9:30 – 11:30 morning session

Methodologies: Specifics, Intersections

Johanne Sloan, moderator

Heather Igloliorte, Carla Taunton, Mireille Eagan, Joana Joachim, Erin Morton, Melanie Zurba

11:30 Walk to Dalhousie (with lunchbox)
1:30 – 5:00 afternoon session

Thinking Community: Place, Story, Performance

Martha Langford, moderator

Natasha Simon, Gary Weekes, Sara Spike, Andrea Terry, Thandiwe McCarthy

Goodbyes