The Southampton Stonewall lecture is an annual lecture at the University devoted to the history of homosexuality or LGBT history. The purpose of the lecture is to educate the present about the past; to showcase thinking and research about LGBT history; and to enhance the University of Southampton’s remit of promoting sexual diversity in the regional community.
In this lecture, George Chauncey argues for the importance of the creative arts in developing New York City’s postwar gay culture. He explores how the involvement of thousands of gay men in fashion, design, theatre, music, and retail influenced the location of gay neighborhoods as well as the tenor of gay bar culture; how gay culture shaped the literary and consumer tastes of many gay men; and how the idea that gay men bore a special relationship to the creative arts shaped their attitude toward themselves at a time when homosexuals were often demonized by the press and public officials.
All are welcome to attend this lecture
Venue: Lecture Theatre A, Avenue Campus
Date: 21 February
Time: 6pm
For more information about the lecture click here or contact Tracy Storey on [email protected]