In the Historical Café of association Oud Utrecht, QUS team members Marijke Huisman and Maurice van Lieshout introduce the canon of Utrecht's rich LGBT+ history. They highlight the role of activists in documenting and making visible pink histories that have long remained underexposed. Using several canon windows, they further explain how views on male-male and female-female relations, sex and gender have changed since the 18th century and what meaning these changes had for Utrechters and Utrechters.
Marijke Huisman is associate professor of public history in the Department of History and Art History at Utrecht University. Maurice van Lieshout is a historical researcher and publicist. He was editor-in-chief of the Tijdschrift Oud-Utrecht from 2001 to 2019.
The Historical Café will take place on Friday 15 September 2023 in the Neude Library's Theatre Hall. Room open: 5pm, start: 5.15pm. This event is free to attend. Register via: https://www.oud-utrecht.nl/agenda/evenement/813-historisch-cafe-canon-van-de-utrechtse-lhbti-geschiedenis
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