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