Thinking through ideas in public

Essays, reflections, and conversations on queer and trans public history, digital humanities, and archival practice.

Series: Collaboratory News

Reflections from the Collaboratory team on current research, project updates, and upcoming events. This series offers an inside look at the work of preserving queer and trans oral histories as it unfolds.

A Moment of Recognition — and What Comes Next at the Collab

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Project Incoming: The Drag Kings Oral History Project Begins

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We’re Hiring! Two New Work Study Positions at the Collaboratory

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Remembering the Sugar Shack: A Sneak Peek Q&A

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“histories ‘from below’”: A Conversation with Dr. Lucas Wilson

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“Bisexual History is Queer History”: A Conversation with Gabryelle Iaconetti

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Gender/Fucking: A conversation with Dr. Florence Ashley

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Queer & Disabled Activisms in Tkaronto Project: An interview with Creative Scholar Megan Ingram

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Special Issue Release! Trans Histories by Trans Historians

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ONSTAGE/OFFSTAGE: A Conversation with Curator Jordan King

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Beefcake: An Exhibition on Physique Photography at the University of Toronto

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A Conversation with Dr. Alex Ketchum about her Directory of LGBTQ+ Archives

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Dignified Lives: A Digital Archive for Preserving Trans Memory in Mexico

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NOW OPEN! The Pussy Palace: An Instagram Story

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Sensory Portraits of Public Sex

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Reflection on the Pussy Palace: Coding for Identity Shifts

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Realizing the Value of Stories: Transcribing the Pussy Palace Oral Histories

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Coding the Pussy Palace Oral Histories: NVivo for the Digital Humanities

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