Queer History: Hey That's like me!
Community engagement workshop
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Heritage, History & Her offers history engagement workshops that focus on exploring identity and developing confidence by seeing your own experiences reflected in those from the past. We can’t assign today’s identities to them but can see what experiences we have in common.
Each workshop has a core focus, but I adapt the specifics throughout the session based on the interests and questions of participants. Through this, I challenge the view of history as a set thing, focused on dates and battles and the stories deemed most ‘important’ by those in power. By putting the participants at the centre of the workshop, we can see what matters to them – where their interests and experiences help them understand and grow fascinated in the past.
Workshops combine my academic background, community engagement work and experience running theatre workshops focused on developing skills and confidence for young people.
Queer History
They may not know today’s terms for it, or have it be part of their identity in the same way, but LGBTQ+ people have always existed – when you break from the norm, you have to create who you are yourself.
One figure in this workshop studied famous Greek poet Sapho with a different perspective – she pointed out her work wasn’t as straight as previously thought…
…… the terms Saphic and Lesbian are inspired by Sapho and her home of Lesbos.
This figure originally changed their gender identity as a disguise – then refused to give it up – agreeing to a photoshoot to reclaim their trousers from police evidence.
This figure was challenged for kissing a noblewoman at a ball by three of the woman’s suitors – so she defeated them all in a fencing duel.
Book this workshop for your community group by selecting Queer History: Hey That’s like me! on the form below. Get in touch at molly.wyatt@heritagehistoryher.co.uk for any other enquiries (including public workshops).
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