LGBTQI+ History Month in the Library

What is the theme for 2023?

The theme this year is “Behind the Lens”, when we celebrate the people behind the scenes of stage and screen, such as costume designers, composers, playwrights, screenwriters, make-up artists and many more. Queer actors and actresses are gaining more visibility than ever, however the people off-screen are often unknown, and their contributions are huge. The University Library have put together a reading list and some social media posts to celebrate these talented and creative people, beginning with some of the most exciting costume designers in history; Adrian, Orry-Kelly and Patricia Field.

University Library reading list

Our 2023 list contains three sections:

– Queer zines
– Global issues of sexuality, gender and decoloniality
– This year’s theme “Behind the Lens”

Access the full list here: https://rl.talis.com/3/lincoln/lists/9F6592A2-EAE4-E94E-2023-C1C7204B02A9.html

The Library will also have a series of blog posts including two special posts by zinesters (person who makes zines). Anna Chivers shares a zine and talks about the influence of Sylvia Rivera an iconic trans rights activist and Lindsay writes about the Lincolnshire queer zine, ‘Tell’d: A Lincolnshire queer zine for the community’ and her plans for a book. Watch out for the posts on the Library blog at https://library.blogs.lincoln.ac.uk/ and find out more about zines here: https://guides.library.lincoln.ac.uk/design/zines

This year’s display in the main Library will be predominantly about Queer zines and promoting the new zine collection. We will also be displaying information and materials related to the ‘Behind the Lens’ theme. In addition, we will be introducing the concepts around global issues of sexuality, gender and decoloniality

Story submitted by Oonagh Monaghan
omonaghan@lincoln.ac.uk