Thank you to everyone who came to our little drinks reception and Easter Lecture this evening! 🥺 @benwritesthings was epic! And it was lovely to see so many students and staff from ENCAP, JOMEC and @CUSpecialColls! We’ll be back (soon!), but for now - sleep! Ethan out! 😅

Keep going, NB! You’ve got this. And thanks for coming to our Easter Lecture 😊

I was transfixed by Jamey's incredibly moving, compassionate, thoroughly researched paper that I put my phone down and listened to every single word. I'm sorry there aren't more tweets, but this was too important, too compelling to miss. Jamey Jesperson is a wonderful scholar.

@JameyJesperson also explores the experiences of indigenous transfeminine people living in Alta California.

@JameyJesperson explores the lives of eight transfeminine people in C18th México (la Estanpa, la Cangarriana, la Cotita de la Encarnación, la Mora, la Golondrina, la Capulina, la Mercadera, and la Francesca).

@JameyJesperson begins her incredible paper on 'Trans Misogyny in the Colonial Archive' with a land acknowledgement. She then introduces us to the theoretical concept of 're-membering', which is central to her work.

'The gloominess of the flat is secondary to the freedom it provides the women'.

Queer space: Lucretia and Kitty spend the majority of 'On the Threshold' encased in the safe space of their 'spinster flat'. This is an important locale throughout the novel - it grants Lucretia and Kitty independence.

The main text for Tasha's paper is Ford's novel, 'On the Threshold' (1891). At first, the novel reads as a 'pure' example of female 'romantic friendship'...

Tasha moves on to discuss the idea of 'romantic friendship', which listeners may be familiar with from their reading of Henry James's 'The Bostonians'. Key theoretical texts on this concept include Marcus and Faderman.

Ford followed the school of the Yorkshire socialist, Edward Carpenter (1844-1929). Carpenter was, Tasha notes, supportive of queer love in the C19th, wrote variously on queer rights, and had a male lover (George Merrill!).

And we're off! @nkarlz begins her wonderful paper on 'Isabella Ford & the Dream of Lesbian Utopia' by discussing Ford's biography and socio-economic background.

@BAVS_PGs @DecadentStudies @unibirmingham

The INCRED @nkarlz is sharing her work on Isabella Ford and Lesbian Utopia tomorrow at 6pm (GMT) via Zoom. You don't want to miss this @CUEngCommPhilos - it's gonna be epic!!

Both events are taking place via Zoom and timings are GMT. Intersec+ions is a queer-led, trans-inclusive research network based at Cardiff University. We take the safety of our speakers and attendees very seriously, and have a strict zero tolerance policy for transphobic abuse.

Then, on 6 March, we will be hearing from the incredible @JameyJesperson, who will be discussing 'Transmisogyny in the Colonial Archive'. You won't want to miss this fascinating paper! We are so excited! Grab your tix here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/transmiso…