Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time

Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe

TRACE is a 5 year research project (2023-2027), aiming at the analysis of LGBTQI+ ageing, ageism and age-related politics in Southern Europe. The project is funded by the European Research Council (ERC) and coordinated by Prof. Ana Cristina Santos at the Center for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra – Portugal.

Team

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The countries included in this research are Portugal, Italy, Greece, Malta and Slovenia

The choice of countries is informed by traits of their common history as European countries historically immersed in traditional cultural frameworks and which have moved from repressive political or sociocultural regimes to regimes that offer LGBTI+ recognition in the 2000s and where the rise of extreme-right populism and anti-gender backlash can be observed in recent years.
The choice of countries is informed by traits of their common history as European countries historically immersed in traditional cultural frameworks and which have moved from repressive political or sociocultural regimes to regimes that offer LGBTI+ recognition in the 2000s and where the rise of extreme-right populism and anti-gender backlash can be observed in recent years.

Agenda

A documentary film that celebrates the life stories of older LGBTQI+ people in Southern Europe. Coming out in 2025.
September 30th and October 1st, 2024 Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra (Portugal)
This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between projects REMEMBER and TRACE and aims to mark the LGBTQI+ History Month.