Discovering Queer Muslim Identity
This workshop invites participants to explore these questions through guided activities centred around materials from the Bishopsgate archives. It will introduce participants to feminist and queer methods to creatively engaging with archival materials. These engagements will consider queer Muslim politics within and across the materials from different social movements and histories to think through the radical potentials and limitations of queer Muslim identity itself. Finally, we will interrogate the use of “representational” politics for queer Muslims and the political efficacy of visibility in the archive and beyond.
Who is this course for?
This workshop would be of interest to racialised queer and trans people, particularly those of a Muslim background or faith. However, this workshop is open to anyone with an interest in LGBTQ+ history.
What can I expect?
- Archival workshops using Bishopsgate archival materials, video clips, and slideshows
- Facilitated discussions
Image: Karen Fisch Archive
Need to Know
You will learn
- Feminist approaches to archives and archiving
- The politics of remembering social movements
- Queer of colour histories and narratives
- Debates around current LGBTQ+ movements
Meet the Tutor
Dr. Abeera Khan
Dr. Abeera Khan is a Lecturer in Gender and Sexuality at the Centre for Gender Studies at SOAS, University of London. Her writing, research and teaching is concerned with the interrelatedness between empire, gender, race and sexuality. Her work provides critical interventions in queer of color critique, particularly regarding the category of “queer Muslim.” She has published in Feminist Review, Feminist Formations, lambda nordica, Religion and Gender and Kohl: A Journal for Gender and Body Research.
Dates and Times
Discovering Queer Muslim Identity
, 5:48 - 8:18
