In this weeks blog I am going to take a break from the usual focus on Collaboratory topics to hype the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives third annual Flashback Gala fundraiser event !! Co-chaired by Carole Pope and Lorraine Segato the event will be a flashback to the 1980’s, you will enjoy a fun and fabulous evening of cocktails, dinner as well as a 1980s Mixtape dance. Along side the dinner and dancing will be an auction […]
This year the Collaboratory has hired two work study students, Guin Kellam (that’s me!) and Oli Bedard. I will be working as the teams Social Media Specialist and Oli is the new Oral History Archivist. This is the first time either of has worked with the Digital Oral History Collaboratory, we are both really excited about the opportunity. I am a fourth year Sexual Diversity Studies Student, with […]
(Keynote speakers Martine Rothblatt and Jamison Green) Mark your calendars ! The next Moving Trans* History Forward Symposium is taking place from March 17th to 20th 2016 . The Moving Trans History Forward Symposium is a gathering of Trans* and gender non-conforming (GNC) community-based scholars and activists, academics, family members, and allies of trans* and GNC people that focuses on preserving and recounting trans* and GNC histories. Occurring every two years, the symposium features presentations, panels, posters, grass-roots […]
On Sunday September 20th the LGBTQ Oral History Digital Collaboratory and the Canadian Lesbian and Gay Archives hosted an exciting and groundbreaking event: Trans* Histories at the CLGA. This was a dual celebration launching the Rupert Raj Collection and the Trans Pathfinder document, both of which have been years in the making. Check out more about Rupert Raj and his wonderful collection at clga.ca The Trans Pathfinder was produced as part of the Collaboratory’s commitment to making trans historical materials more widely accessible […]
Hi there! I’m Al Stanton-Hagan, a former research assistant for the LGBTQ Oral Histories Digital Collaboratory and student at U of T’s iSchool. Starting in September I’ll be replacing Rebecka Sheffield as the new Digital Archivist for the Collaboratory. This summer I attended the Islandora Conference at the University of Prince Edward Island, jumping into my new role head first to learn about one of the tools we’re using to store and provide access to […]