On Thursday 21 February at 18:00, LGBT charity Stonewall is holding a lecture on Avenue Campus as part of the annual series of lectures organised by the School of Humanities. This year’s lively Stonewall Lecture will be given by Professor Bruce Smith of the University of Southern California and will explore the transition of the word ‘queer’ and how its meaning has changed over the years.
At the time of the Stonewall Riots in 1969 most people would have answered the question ‘queer Shakespeare’? with an astonished ‘What?’. ‘Queer’ was a slur, and Britain’s national bard could not possibly have been one.
Fifty years on, the term ‘queer’ has taken on personal, political, and analytical power. From an adjective with a broad meaning, and a noun with a quite specific meaning, ‘queer’ is now a verb. ‘To queer’ something is to question its status, to probe, to reevaluate.
The lecture will be followed by a charity collection for Stonewall.
This event is free to attend however you must register your attendance to receive joining instructions. To register follow this booking link and RSVP by 18 February 2019.
For more information regarding this event, please email Tracy Storey at [email protected].
