Tomboys and the Heritage of Gender Nonconformity in the United States, 1850s-1960

Posted on June 19, 2011 by CLGBTH

Fifteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
Friday, June 10, 2011

Report by Ann Fabian

I commented on the session “Tomboys and the Heritage of Gender Nonconformity in the United States, 1850s-1960.” Anne Scott McLeod chaired the session. Renee Sentilles (Case Western) read a paper on “Tomboys, Girl Sports and Western Pulp Fiction, 1860s-1900”; Kristen Proehl (William and Mary) read hers on “Sympathetic Alliances: Tomboys, ’Sissy Boys,’ and Queer Friendship in Literature of the American South, 1940s-1960”; and Allison Miller (Rutgers) spoke about her work on “American Tomboys in the Age of Penis Envy: Bodies, Gender Affinity, and Childhood, 1920s-1930.” Continue reading →

After Homosexual: The Legacy of Gay Liberation

Posted on June 19, 2011 by CLGBTH

An International Conference
February 2-4, 2012
Melbourne, Australia

Hosted by the Gender, Sexuality and Diversity Program at La Trobe University
In conjunction with the Australian Lesbian & Gay Archives and Midsumma

Deadline: August 5, 2011

Keynote Speakers:
Professor Jeffrey Weeks, London Southbank University
Additional speakers to be confirmed

Forty years ago, a young Australian expat living in the USA synthesised the politics of the emerging gay liberation movement in a provocative book called Homosexual: Oppression and Liberation. Continue reading →

Queering the College Campus

Posted on June 19, 2011 by CLGBTH

Fifteenth Berkshire Conference on the History of Women
Friday, June 10, 2011

Report by Nick Syrett

I had the distinct pleasure of chairing this session devoted to queer students, professors, and their classes in the twentieth-century United States. Continue reading →