The annual Queer Studies Conference is coming back to UNC Asheville starting March 31. The event consists of three day of speeches, panel discussions and networking. More about the event:
The UNC Asheville Queer Studies conference is dedicated to the investigation of genders and sexualities. All GLBTQ-related proposals will be considered. We welcome a range of approaches and participants, including faculty, graduate, community members and undergraduate students. All formats will be considered, including paper presentations (15 minutes), panels (60 to 75 minutes), workshops, exhibitions, readings, film screenings and performances. Paper presentations will be organized into groups of 3 to 4 papers.
One of those presenting papers will be Vicki Eaklor, professor of history at Alfred University. She’s the author of Queer America, a GLB history of the U.S. Her paper is called Queer Problems in Queering History.
Highlights from the schedule:
Thursday, March 31
4:00-5:00 PM: Plenary Session: Queer Girls in Class: Queer Identified Women Tell Their Classroom Stories (Laurel Forum)
7:30-9:00 Keynote: Eli Clare: Resisting Shame, Making Our Bodies Home (Humanities Lecture Hall)
Friday, April 1
1:15 to 2:30 PM Queer Literary Reading: “Boundaries and Transgressions: Creative Readings and Discussion from 3 Gay Authors” (Laurel Forum)
4:15-5:30 PM Keynote—Shane Snowdon (Humanities Lecture Hall) What’s Health Got To Do With It: The Health Inequities Faced by LGBTQ People -And What You Can Do About Them
8:00 to 9:30 PM: An Evening with Jennie McNulty (Humanities Lecture Hall) Humorist
Saturday, April 210:30-11:45 AM: Keynote—Sassafras Lowrey (Chestnut Room, NCCCR)Nobody Loves You, Now What? Queer Youth Homelessness and Creating Chosen Family