Presentation
LGBTQ+ Collections in Context: The Politics of Representation
Digital Commonwealth
(2020)
Abstract
This panel will begin with each of the three panelists responding to a shared question: What does LGBTQ+ collection-building, outreach, and digitization look like at your institution? The panelists will share their experiences in a range of archives that include LGBTQ+ materials––a university-based special collections library focused on women’s history, a community-based non-profit documenting LGBTQ New England, and a transgender-themed digital collection. The discussion will also touch upon questions of access and accessibility, erasure versus visibility, privacy concerns and ethics, and navigating volunteer-run digitization efforts. There will be ample time for questions and discussion with the audience.
Keywords
- LGBTQ,
- community archives,
- university-based special collections,
- digital collections,
- representation
Disciplines
Publication Date
April 7, 2020
Comments
A recording of this session is available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/HA-hmJBOoq4
Citation Information
Andrew Elder, Laura Peimer, K.J. Rawson and Stephanie Yuhl. "LGBTQ+ Collections in Context: The Politics of Representation" Digital Commonwealth (2020) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/andrew_elder/20/