An exciting year for Queering the Archive TAGS: LGBT+ History | LGBTQ+ | QTA | Queer History | Queer Theory | Queering The Archive This year saw the development of the Queering the Archive initiative as part of our 70th Anniversary. Join Elliot as he takes you through an exploration of the initiative as …Continue reading →

Queering the Archive with Lady Rampant TAGS: Drag | Drag Queen | Drag Scene | LGBT+ | LGBTQ+ | podcast | Queer | Queering SSSA | Queering The Archive We once again have another podcast to showcase as part of the ongoing Queering the Archive initiative! For the third in a series of podcasts, Archive and Library Assistant, Elliot, …Continue reading →

Queering the Archive with drag king Dorian T. Fisk TAGS: Dorian Fisk | Dorian T. Fisk | Drag | Drag King | Drag Kings | King | Kings | LGBT+ | Queer | Queering | Queering The Archive | QueeringSSSA   For the second podcast for Queering the Archive, Elliot sat down with Dorian T. Fisk to discuss representation in the drag scene and elsewhere.   Dorian is just one of many of Scotland’s …Continue reading →

Queering The Man and Woman’s Love Song TAGS: Gaelic | Gaelic Tales | Love | Love Songs | QTA | Queer | Queer Sounds | Queer Theory | Queering | Queering SSSA | Queering The Archive   An image of our Tale archive with a Progress Pride flag filter. The image includes cabinets, index card boxes on top, and shelving with books above.       …Continue reading →

Queering the Archive with Rufus Elliot from OVER/AT and the new EP, “Folk’s Songs” TAGS: Archives | LGBT+ | music | QTA | Queering | Queering SSSA | Queering The Archive | Rufus Elliot | SSSA | SSSAAt70       As part of the Queering the Archive project, we will feature conversations and podcasts with various people undertaking work and projects that feature LGBT+ voices and representation. …Continue reading →

Queering the Archive: Cross-Dressing Ballads in the School of Scottish Studies Archive TAGS: Ballads | Drag | LGBT+ | Queer | Queer Theory | Queering | Queering SSSA | Queering The Archive | QueeringSSSA | QueeringTheArchive | Sea Shanties | SSSA | SSSAAt70 As the first in our series of blogs as part of ‘Queering the Archive’ initiative, I discuss some infamous ‘cross-dressing’ ballads within our collections.   Here at the School of Scottish Studies, …Continue reading →