Queer Clothes: Sartorial Non-Conformity and Gender Expression
Panel, 5pm – 6.30pm
To celebrate LGBT History Month 2020, this panel will explore queer lives and experiences through items of clothing. The top hat, for example, viewed as a signifier of the effeminate “dandy” before being appropriated by British imperial and industrial masculinity, has also adorned the heads of queer women such as the Ladies of Llangollen, Marlene Dietrich and Hetty King. This panel will use sartorial items as entry points to understand queer expression and identities.
Contributors: Meg Roberts, Sasha Rasmussen, Zoe Nunn, Desmond Huthwaite
Clothes swap, 6.30 – 7.30pm
Stay after the panel, or drop in from 6.30pm, for a gender-neutral, judgement-free clothes swap!
Drop off your unwanted, good-quality clothes at our designated drop-off points, or bring them along on 4th February between 6.30pm and 7.30pm. Don’t worry if you have nothing to swap – everyone is welcome to come and pick up some new clothes!
Access:
Sidgwick Hall is on the ground floor of the Sidgwick building, with level access. Ask for directions at the Porters’ Lodge, or follow the signs to Sidgwick Hall / Sidgwick Dining Hall.
If you have any specific accessibility needs, or any questions, please contact camqueerhistory@gmail.com
www.camqueerhistory.co.uk