CALL FOR PAPERS FOR A 2009 SPECIAL SECTION OF ARCHIVIARA 
ON "QUEER
ARCHIVES"

It is a generally recognized fact that public archives 
have seldom
documented the lives of  gay, lesbian, bisexual and 
transgendered
individuals, leading many queer people, like Canadian gay 
activist Jim
Egan (1921-2000), to deplore the conspiracy of silence 
that has robbed
queer Canadians of their history and of the evidential 
value of their
lives (Donna Jean MacKinnon, ?Taking Pride in Homosexual 
History?, The
Toronto Star, 19 June 2003, p. J04). Queer archives have 
arisen from this
dearth of representation as a means to capture and 
preserve this neglected
history. The development of queer collections has not only 
served to
support the communities they document, but it has also 
helped foster a new
discipline of sexual diversity studies. As 2009 marks the 
fortieth
anniversary of both the decriminalization of homosexuality 
in Canada and
the Stonewall Inn Riots in New York City, the editorial 
board of
Archivariais planning to include a special section devoted 
to queer
archives in Archivaria 68 (Fall 2009).

Marcel Barriault and Rebecka Sheffield will serve as Guest 
Editors of this
special section.

Contributions to this special section, in either English 
or French, should
address issues related to sexual diversity (gay, lesbian, 
bisexual,
transgendered, transsexual, intersexed, two-spirited and 
questioning
identities). Papers are solicited on, but not limited to, 
the following
topics:

- An exploration of the history and development of gay and 
lesbian
archives;
- An analysis of archival practice and how this affects 
queer archival
collections;
- The examination of a particular queer collection;
- An investigation of access and privacy issues related to 
queer archives;
- A response to collecting records that reflect trans 
history and
community development;
- An examination of the ways archival descriptive 
standards reveal and
conceal sexual diversity.

Papers are not limited to a specific time or place and may 
include
collections held in archives outside of Canada or produced 
outside of
Canada.

Expressions of interest consisting of an abstract of the 
proposed article
(300-500 words) must be received by the co-editors by 
October 31, 2008.

Completed manuscripts are due March 31, 2009.

Final submissions should follow the ?Advice to Authors of 
Submissions to
Archivaria? found online at:
http://archivists.ca/publications/submissions.aspx

Please feel free to direct questions related to this 
special issue to the
Guest Editors:

Marcel Barriault at [log in to unmask] or 
(819) 934-7358.
Rebecka Sheffield at [log in to unmask] or (416) 
317-8955.

Archivaria, the journal of the Association of Canadian 
Archivists (ACA),
is devoted to the scholarly investigation of archives in 
Canada and
internationally. For more information on Archivaria please 
visit the
website at: 
http://archivists.ca/publications/archivaria.aspx



Allison R. Schulte
Librarian
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www.tomoffinlandfoundation.org

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