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A Peculiar Satisfaction: Queer Subjects and Settler Colonialism in Library Cataloging

A Peculiar Satisfaction: Queer Subjects and Settler Colonialism in Library Cataloging 

by Dr. Melissa Adler
Friday, June 4th from 11-12:30 PM (virtual event)

Primarily historical, this presentation will focus on Thomas Jefferson’s role in establishing the Library of Congress, as well as his personal collection and classification, purchased by the Library of Congress after the War of 1812. Dr. Adler will show how the ordering and naming of queer, gendered, and racialized subjects is rooted in and limited by structuring techniques inherited in part from Jefferson. The aim is to open up honest conversations about what it means to dismantle heteropatriarchy, how to go about it, and what it means for practice. After the presentation there will be a question and answer session, followed by an opportunity for breakout room discussions.

If you need to request accessibility accommodations for the event, please contact Twanna Hodge at twanna.hodge@ufl.edu. Advance notice is necessary to arrange for some accessibility needs.

This event is brought to you by UF Libraries. For questions about the event, please contact Chelsea Dinsmore at chedins@uflib.ufl.edu.

Published: May 25th, 2021

Category: Past Events