A colouring workshop and panel discussion about queer antiquity.
Was Sappho really the original lesbian? Were Achilles and Patroclus just friends? Who were the sacred Galli, and how do these priest/esses relate to trans* experiences today? This workshop revisits some of the Hellenic Museum’s recent queer programming in the intimate space of AQuA’s reading room. Listen to researchers discuss surprising queer facts, myths and inspirations from ancient Greece and their resonance with AQuA’s collection of Australian queer history while you colour gorgeous images from the Hellenic Museum’s participatory exhibition, Greek Love: Outside the Lines, by queer Canberran artist Mayticks.
Speakers:
Tobias Fulton (they/she) is a PhD candidate at the University of Newcastle, an education and public programming officer at the Hellenic Museum, and a casual academic at La Trobe University. Fulton’s research examines how the ancient world can play a reparative role in current queer lives and is particularly motivated by the potential of museums as healing spaces. Fulton is also the project lead of Greek Love and was co-curator of Outside the Lines.
Dr Jess Mckenzie (she/her) is an ancient historian, archaeologist, and learning designer at Macquarie University. As a trans scholar, her work explores the intersection of identities and space in the ancient world, and their contemporary receptions. She is currently writing on Roman period Sicily and queer readings of Greek monsters.
Eli Farrow (he/him) is currently completing his Master of Arts in Classics at the University of Melbourne, with his thesis focussing on the galli, transfeminine cult functionaries in ancient Rome, as a case study for exploring trans identity in antiquity. He is also one of the hosts of the queer history podcast, Queer as Fact, and is passionate about making queer history engaging and accessible.
Chaired by Dr Timothy Jones (he/they), President of the Australian Queer Archives and Associate Professor of History at La Trobe University.
Mob tickets:
Contact us at mail@queerarchives.org.au for free mob tickets.
Accessibility:
The Victorian Pride Centre and AQuA reading room are accessible venues. For details about accessibility and access, please see: www.queerarchives.org.au/accessibility/ or contact us at mail@queerarchives.org.au
