Dr Mary Katherine Newman
maryknewman.bsky.social
Dr Mary Katherine Newman
@maryknewman.bsky.social
PhD in Colonial Spanish American Literature @Oxford
Incoming Quirk Postdoctoral Fellow @UCL

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How did the movements for bodily autonomy by those without the capacity to conceive - travesties, marinas, and gays - contribute to Argentina’s recent legalisation of abortion?

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No uterus, no opinion? Travestis, Gays & Maricas’ Activism for the Abortion Legalization in Argentina
How did the movements for bodily autonomy by those without the capacity to conceive - travestis, maricas, and gays – contribute to Argentina's recent legalization of abortion? Marce Butierrez and Patricio Simonetto trace the genealogy of…
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February 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Elly Robson is joined by Nazmia Jamal and Syeda Ali to discuss queer education: the violent silence of Section 28, how it was resisted, and what lessons we can draw from it today.

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Queer Education: Section 28 and its Legacies
Elly Robson is joined by Nazmia Jamal and Syeda Ali to discuss queer education: the violent silence of Section 28, how it was resisted, and what lessons we can draw from it today.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Jessica Hinchy writes on how colonial officials sought to eliminate and ‘fix’ the gender identity of ‘Hijras’, who are often termed ‘transgender’, and the contemporary resonance of this process.

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“Registers of eunuchs” in colonial India
Jessica Hinchy writes on how colonial officials sought to eliminate and 'fix' the gender identity of 'Hijras', who are often termed 'transgender', and the contemporary resonance of this process.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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What is gained when 20th century Queer history is brought into the classroom? Claire Holliss discusses her experience of visiting the archives to find sources for her A-Level students.

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20th Century Queer History in the Archives and the Curriculum
What is gained when 20th century Queer history is brought into the classroom? Claire Holliss discusses her experience of visiting the archive to find sources for her A-Level students.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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What can the biography of William McIlroy, a gay humanist from post-war Northern Ireland, tell us about the negotiation of non-conforming in the face of inflexible religious conservatism?

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Queerness and Atheism in Post-War Ireland
What can the biography of William Mcllroy, a gay humanist from post-war Northern Ireland, tell us about the negotiation of non-conforming identities in the face of inflexible religious conservatism? Charlie Lynch investigates the…
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February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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How can oral history interviews between different generations of LGBTQ+ people aid our understanding of the ongoing impact of Section 28?

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Intergenerational Oral History and Section 28
How can oral history interviews between different generations of LGBTQ+ people aid our understanding of the ongoing impact of Section 28?
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February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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How have Indigenous and queer traditions of resistance come together in the celebration of Pride on the Norwegian-Russian border?

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Rainbow Mass
How have queer and indigenous traditions of resistance come together to celebrate Pride on the Norwegian-Russian border?
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February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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John Marnell on MaThoko’s old post box, which played an important role as a key communication node for the nascent LGBT movement in South Africa during the 1980s and 1990s.

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Radical Objects: MaThoko’s Post Box & the Birth of the Black LGBT Movement in South Africa
John Marnell on MaThoko’s old post box, which played an important role as a key communication node for the nascent LGBT movement in South Africa during the 1980s and 1990s.
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February 5, 2025 at 9:52 AM
This is so brilliant! Congratulations!
January 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM