Looking Backward, Working Forward: Contemporary Life Writing and the Queer/Trans Past

What strategies are contemporary life writers using to approach queer/trans pasts that remain unrecognized or unrecognizable? Possible topics: archival silences, biofiction, LGBTQ childhood temporality, intergenerational mentorship, HIV/AIDS’ legacy, more. Please send 250-word abstracts and CV.

Deadline for submissions: Tuesday, 1 March 2022

Megan Paslawski, Queens C, City U of New York (mpaslawski@qc.cuny.edu )