Lives of Queer Individuals during FWW
Date: Feb 16
2:30 pm
- 3:30 pm
Where: Theatre
COFFEE & CULTURE
2SLGBTQ+ history advocate and founder of the NL Queer Research Initiative, Sarah Worthman, will discuss her recent research exploration into the lives of queer individuals during the First World War. By sharing this history, she hopes to showcase the complexities of queer joys and sadness experienced by queer people in this period.
Sarah Worthman (she/her) is the founder and executive director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Queer Research Initiative, a grassroots organization that was established to commemorate the 2SLGBTQ+ histories of NL. As a freelance researcher, she has recently been funded by the LGBT Purge Fund to produce and distribute an educational packet on 2SLGBTQ+ persecution during the First World War.
Non-Member Ticket Price: $11.50
This program is free for members, but space is limited so please ensure you reserve your free ticket online or by calling 757-8090.
Events & Programs
How do place, identity, and art intersect, and what do their points of intersection tell us about this place we call home?
In this talk, Rhea Rollmann will explore the significance of queer and trans art in Atlantic Canada with particular emphasis on the work of Erica Rutherford as well as iterations of queer and trans art in NL. There will be an opportunity for questions after the talk.
Tickets: $12 plus HST. Free for Rooms members. Get your tickets online or by calling 709-757-8090.
About the Presenter:
Rhea Rollmann (she/her) is an award-winning journalist, writer and audio producer based in St. John's, NL, and is the author of A Queer History of Newfoundland (Engen Books, 2023). She is a founding editor of The Independent NL and her journalism has appeared in Briarpatch Magazine, CBC, Xtra Magazine, Chatelaine, PopMatters, Riddle Fence, Macleans and more. Her academic work has been published in the Journal of Gender Studies, Labor Studies Journal, Canadian Woman Studies, Journal of Work and Society, Canadian Theatre Review, Canadian Review of Sociology, Screen Bodies and elsewhere. She also has an extensive background in labour organizing and queer/trans activism, and she is Station Manager at CHMR-FM, a community radio station in St. John's.