Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz is Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Engagement at NYU Division of Libraries, and volunteer co-coordinator at the Lesbian Herstory Archives.
During the initial planning session for In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s S... more During the initial planning session for In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s Spring Series, there was lack of clarity about the activity of Black Lesbians in the early part of the 1970s. The aim for Black Lesbian Herstory in the 70s: An At Home Tour and Guide to the Black Lesbian Herstory of the Collection was to present information to the lesbian community and increase Black Lesbian invisibility
This article is a compilation of six narratives written by collective members of the volunteer-ru... more This article is a compilation of six narratives written by collective members of the volunteer-run Lesbian Herstory Archives, the oldest and largest collection of lesbian material in the world. Narratives draw on a yearlong series of conversations, which culminated in a panel discussion at the 40th Anniversary celebration. Authors' narratives detail the significance of the Lesbian Herstory Archives as a successful and sustainable lesbian organization. Topics covered span four decades and include: the organization's history and practice, founding and activism, the acquisition of the current space, community engagement, and processing of special collections.
In his 1997 book, Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, Robert Giard captures ... more In his 1997 book, Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, Robert Giard captures nearly 200 photographs of his contemporaries. Giard\u27s compilation of these portraits of lesbian and gay writers, carefully accompanied with textual excerpts, led this coffee-table monograph to stand as a supreme example of what Giard himself describes as the autobiography of one gay reader
Book Review of Decolonizing Academia by Clelia O. Rodríguez. The author was invited to keynote a ... more Book Review of Decolonizing Academia by Clelia O. Rodríguez. The author was invited to keynote a closed symposium on libraries and open pedagogies by the reviewer who was personally affected by the reading of the text.
How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! Follow this and additional works at: https... more How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! Follow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_pubs Part of the American Literature Commons, Archival Science Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, History of Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Poetry Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons
An historic trait of coming out as a lesbian and then forming an identity of a ‘lesbian of color’... more An historic trait of coming out as a lesbian and then forming an identity of a ‘lesbian of color’ are the seeking out of like voices and stories. Librarians who hold an understanding of the lesbian of color coming process as well as the fluidity of language in Queer Studies will be better equipped to service lesbian of color patrons. This paper holds three tools for reference librarians: A literature review outlining the history of lesbian of color identity formation, secondly, a bibliography with interdisciplinary humanities reference annotations that source lesbians of color in literature, film, performance art, and identity, and thirdly, a model of content analysis that is strategic for finding applicable lesbian of color sources in multiple formats. Sources on Lesbians 6 Introduction Entering into the queer community was extremely simple for me. I came out to the world during high school at the age of 16 when questions of maturity, college and future aspirations were at stake. T...
During the initial planning session for In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s S... more During the initial planning session for In Amerika They Call Us Dykes: Lesbian Lives in the 70s Spring Series, there was lack of clarity about the activity of Black Lesbians in the early part of the 1970s. The aim for Black Lesbian Herstory in the 70s: An At Home Tour and Guide to the Black Lesbian Herstory of the Collection was to present information to the lesbian community and increase Black Lesbian invisibility
This article is a compilation of six narratives written by collective members of the volunteer-ru... more This article is a compilation of six narratives written by collective members of the volunteer-run Lesbian Herstory Archives, the oldest and largest collection of lesbian material in the world. Narratives draw on a yearlong series of conversations, which culminated in a panel discussion at the 40th Anniversary celebration. Authors' narratives detail the significance of the Lesbian Herstory Archives as a successful and sustainable lesbian organization. Topics covered span four decades and include: the organization's history and practice, founding and activism, the acquisition of the current space, community engagement, and processing of special collections.
In his 1997 book, Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, Robert Giard captures ... more In his 1997 book, Particular Voices: Portraits of Gay and Lesbian Writers, Robert Giard captures nearly 200 photographs of his contemporaries. Giard\u27s compilation of these portraits of lesbian and gay writers, carefully accompanied with textual excerpts, led this coffee-table monograph to stand as a supreme example of what Giard himself describes as the autobiography of one gay reader
Book Review of Decolonizing Academia by Clelia O. Rodríguez. The author was invited to keynote a ... more Book Review of Decolonizing Academia by Clelia O. Rodríguez. The author was invited to keynote a closed symposium on libraries and open pedagogies by the reviewer who was personally affected by the reading of the text.
How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! Follow this and additional works at: https... more How does access to this work benefit you? Let us know! Follow this and additional works at: https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_pubs Part of the American Literature Commons, Archival Science Commons, Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Gender and Sexuality Commons, History of Gender Commons, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Studies Commons, Nonfiction Commons, Other Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Commons, Poetry Commons, Race and Ethnicity Commons, United States History Commons, Women's History Commons, and the Women's Studies Commons
An historic trait of coming out as a lesbian and then forming an identity of a ‘lesbian of color’... more An historic trait of coming out as a lesbian and then forming an identity of a ‘lesbian of color’ are the seeking out of like voices and stories. Librarians who hold an understanding of the lesbian of color coming process as well as the fluidity of language in Queer Studies will be better equipped to service lesbian of color patrons. This paper holds three tools for reference librarians: A literature review outlining the history of lesbian of color identity formation, secondly, a bibliography with interdisciplinary humanities reference annotations that source lesbians of color in literature, film, performance art, and identity, and thirdly, a model of content analysis that is strategic for finding applicable lesbian of color sources in multiple formats. Sources on Lesbians 6 Introduction Entering into the queer community was extremely simple for me. I came out to the world during high school at the age of 16 when questions of maturity, college and future aspirations were at stake. T...
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