This collaborative effort between projects TRACE and REMEMBER commemorated LGBTQI+ History Month by shedding light on the experiences of ageing within the LGBTQI+ community.
Exhibition Highlights:
– Curated selection of books from the North | South Library collection addressing ageing issues and LGBTQI+ rights.
– Showcase of doctoral theses from CES students, in the field of LGBTQI+ studies.
– Launch of Fator Q, an annual publication from the GPS – Research Group on Sexualities of CES.
– Posters featuring excerpts from interviews with queer individuals over 60 years old.
More information and the visual memory of this exhibition can be found at: https://ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2024/sem-historia-nao-ha-memoria-aprender-atraves
This exhibition sought to amplify narratives often overlooked by research and activism, offering a platform to recover and celebrate the unique experiences of ageing within gender and sexual diversity.
Organisers: Ana Lúcia Santos, Joana Brilhante, Inês Lima & Pedro Fidalgo.
Organised by: TRACE: Tracing Queer Citizenship over Time: Ageing, ageism and age-related LGBTI+ politics in Europe, funded by the European Research Council. REMEMBER: Recording Experiences of LGBTQ Elders in Post-Dictatorship Portugal (1974-2020), funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science (FCT). Biblioteca Norte | Sul, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal.
