Crafted With Pride

Queer Craft and Activism in Contemporary Britain

Buch | Softcover

184 Seiten

2023
Intellect Books (Verlag)
978-1-78938-774-2 (ISBN)

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Explores queer craft and the material cultures of LGBTQ+ activism in Britain since the 1980s. From handmade clothing and protest banners to radical self-published zines and manifestos, there is a long history of using craft and DIY processes to explore identities, bring communities together, and encourage social and political change. Yet, many of these histories remain undocumented and are insufficiently researched.

This collection sheds light on these important histories and includes a range of contributions from academics, artists, activists, curators, and heritage professionals. Case studies discussed include Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp, the Museum of Transology, Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners (LGSM), the UK AIDS Memorial Quilt, Islington’s Pride, Queer Zine Library, Glasgow Women’s Library, Queer Journeys, and more. These critical essays and oral histories are complemented by short reflections from contemporary creative practitioners including Matt Smith, Tanoa Sasraku, Sarah-Joy Ford, Rachael House and Raisa Kabir.

Taken together, this collection weaves together an important web between craft, queerness, and activism in Britain. As the first book of its kind, it will likely be of interest to a range of students and academics, as well as cultural producers and creatives more broadly.

Dr Daniel Fountain is an artist, curator, and researcher with interests in craft, contemporary art and queer visual culture. They are a Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Exeter.

List of Figures

Acknowledgements

About the editor

Introduction: Crafting Identity and Community

Thread One: Fashioning the Self

1. Lesbian Activism and Crafted Fashion – Eleanor Medhurst

2. Trans Craft and the Museum of Transology – Lois Stone

Thread Two: Pride, Publics, and Preservation

3. Protest with Pride: Lesbians and Gay Men Support the Miners – Mark Etheridge

4. Pride of Place: Remembering, Collecting, and Preserving Islington’s LGBTQ+ Heritage – Seán McGovern

5. (Re)Collecting Queer Craft: Ownership, Identity, and Remembrance in Queer Zine Collecting – Allan Madden

Thread Three: Collaborative Craft

6. Navigating Queerness and Trauma Through Collaborative Craft – Dan Vo in conversation with Youcef Hadjazi

7. Stitching Together: The UK AIDS Memorial Quilt and Its Oral Histories – Daniel Fountain

Plus, an in-conversation with Graeme Lavery and Karina Thompson

Thread Four: Contemporary Practices

8. Making Things Perfectly Queer – Matt Smith

9. A Tower to Say Goodbye – Tanoa Sasraku

10. Quilting Intergenerational Intimacies in Fisch’s Rebel Dykes Archive – Sarah-Joy Ford

11. Queer Voices – Rachael House

12. NO PROTECTION – Raisa Kabir

Glossary

National Support Organizations

Contributor Biographies

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	10.07.2023
Zusatzinfo	21 Halftones, black and white; 20 Halftones, color
Verlagsort	Bristol
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Kunst / Musik / Theater
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Hilfswissenschaften
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-78938-774-4 / 1789387744
ISBN-13	978-1-78938-774-2 / 9781789387742
Zustand	Neuware