QUEER - 17th Australia’s Homosexual Histories Conference

[Nick Henderson]

This annual Conference brings together members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer+ communities, academics, researchers, students, community members and arts workers to explore and discuss histories of LGBTIQ+ life, politics, arts and culture.

The Conference is an ongoing project of the Australian Lesbian and Gay Archives.

Adelaide is proud to be hosting this year’s conference and we look forward to welcoming presenters and attendees from Adelaide, across Australia, and internationally.

Key Dates

• Sep 8 - Registrations open
• Nov 1 - Program released

Keynotes

Quinn Eades

Qunn Eades is a researcher, writer, and award-winning poet whose work lies at the nexus of feminist, queer and trans theories of the body, autobiography, and philosophy. Eades is published nationally and internationally, and is author of all the beginnings: a queer autobiography of the body, published by Tantanoola, and Rallying, published by UWAP. Eades is a Lecturer in Interdisciplinary Studies at La Trobe University, as well as the founding editor of Australia's only interdisciplinary, peer reviewed, gender, sexuality and diversity studies journal, Writing from Below. He is currently working on a collection of fragments written from the transitioning body, titled Transpositions.

Tiffany Jones

Associate Professor Tiffany Jones (PhD) is an ARC DECRA Fellow and Principal Researcher at ARCSHS. Dr Jones lead or collaborated on many projects in LGBTI studies including From Blues to Rainbows (2014), E-males (2013), Writing in (2010), Policy and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex Students (2009-2012), and others. She has authored or co-authored eight books and over 70 publications, including a range of reports to Governments, NGOs, and international bodies and so on. She has an award-winning track record in qualitative (textual analysis, discourse analysis, interviews) and quantitative (survey) work. She sits on UNESCO’s Global Network for Homophobic and Transphobic Bullying in Educational Institutions and Policy Working Group, the Victorian Government’s Intersex Expert Advisory Group, and other relevant groups facilitating this work. Her projects are funded by UNESCO, the ARC, beyondblue and many others. She has received several awards for her research including the Griffith University Medal, an Australian Women Educators’ Award, and an ATLAS International Institute for Qualitative Methodology Highly Commended Dissertation Award.

Raymond Zada

Raymond Zada is an Adelaide‐based emerging visual artist working primarily with photography, video, and digital design. He’s also an award‐winning radio broadcaster with 13 years’ experience in production, presentation, and technical operation. In Raymond won the Works on Paper category of the 29th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his piece, racebook. An edition of 10, racebook has been acquired by several public galleries in Australia and overseas as well as private collections. In 2013, Raymond won the New Media category of the 30th Telstra National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Art Award for his piece, Sorry. Sorry examines the complexities of Australian history and the disconnect between language and reality. Born in Adelaide in 1971, Raymond grew up in Port Augusta and Marree, South Australia. He is Aboriginal with Afghan and Scottish heritage.