Here we list events organised by our project as well as other events we hope will interest you. If you would like to advertise your event relating to the history of sexual science here please contact us.
LGBT History Month 2016
Latest Past Events
Screen Talk: The Danish Girl – LGBTQ+ History Month Special Event
Exeter Picturehouse Bartholomew Street West, ExeterJoin us for a discussion before a screening of The Danish Girl (2015), the story of Lili Elbe (1882-1931) a trans woman living in early 20th century Denmark. Our project director Dr Jana Funke will discuss the role of sexual science in developing ideas about transgender identities in the 1920s and 1930s. Wendy Benstead, costumier of stage and screen, will […]
A queer turn of events: LGBTIQ Psychology, past and present
Manchester Business School, , Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Rd, ManchesterPanel Session Five of The Third What Is LGBT history? Conference: Methods, Subjects, Approaches, 26- 28 February 2016 Manchester Metropolitan University Registration must be made for the entire conference - click here. A queer turn of events: LGBTIQ Psychology, past and present From homosexual subject to queer participant: The changing position of the LGBT person in psychology Orla Parslow-Breen […]
Introduction, Film Screening and Discussion: Fighting for Sexual Rights in the Early Twentieth Century: Magnus Hirschfeld, Sexual Science and Anders als die Andern (1919)
LT1 Queens Building The Queen's Drive, ExeterSpecial film screening of Anders als die Andern (1919) with introduction and discussion. Released in 1919, Anders als die Andern is one of the first films in history to portray male homosexuality in a sympathetic light. It was directed by Richard Oswald (1880-1963) and tells the story of a homosexual musician who get blackmailed after falling […]