Description
Queer in a Wee Place explores queer identity, inequality and belonging, in and beyond, Scotland.
Building on interdisciplinary sexualities scholarship, activism, creative practices, as well as legislative and cultural changes, this open access book examines the past, present and future imaginings of queerness in Scotland - a 'wee place'.
Scotland's recent world-leading claims in the advancement of LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion, is evident in key cultural and educational institutions, in classrooms, and across the creative sector. Yet such 'equality, diversity and inclusion' initiatives, including recent hate crime legislation, arguably omit the realities and persistence of enduring homophobia, transphobia, sexism and racism and so re-invoke a global hierarchy of places to be.
By focusing on queerness in the case of Scotland – its differences, similarities and exceptionalism – this book demonstrates how queer inclusions, and exclusions, are mobilised and resisted across spatial scales, and the resulting impact on feelings of community and internationalism. With case studies covering law, politics, nationhood and migration, art and culture, education, and activism, this study offers an in-depth analysis of the Scottish queer experience as an illustration of the broader link between queerness and place globally.
The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.
Table of Contents
Queer in a Wee Place: An Introduction - Yvette Taylor, University of Strathclyde, UK
Foreword: Black Oot Here - Francesca Sobande and layla-roxanne hill
Foreword: Interview with Sue John, Glasgow Women's Library, UK
Foreword: Interview with Harry Josephine Giles
Section 1: Queer Legalities: Challenges, Counts and Categories
1. Queer Dreams by Legal Means? The Hope of Rights in a Small Nation - Sharon Cowan, University of Edinburgh, UK
2. The Construction of Scotland's LGBTQ+ Population in the Census - Kirstie Ken English, The University of Glasgow, UK
3. Hate Crimes and the Classification of Queer Lives - Kevin Guyan, University of Glasgow
4. Queer Provisions in a Feminist Nation: Scotland's Menstrual Landscape - Kate Molyneaux, University of Strathclyde, UK
5. Welcome Home? Finding your (Queer) Place in Scotland and in STEM - Marco Reggiani, University of Strathclyde, UK, and Jessica Gagnon
Section 2 New Scots? Queer Inclusions and Nationhood
6. Queer Provincialisms - Yvette Taylor, University of Strathclyde, UK
7. Queer Migration, Belonging and 'New Scots' - Francesca Stella, University of Glasgow, UK
8. New Scots: Border Crossings and Queer States of Refuge in Bella Caledonia - Raman Mundair
9. Queer in Scotland: A Wives' Tale in Conversation - Aoife Christoffersen, Independent Researcher, and Ashlee Christoffersen, York University, Canada
10. Queer Makars: Reflections on the Legacies of Edwin Morgan and jackie Kay - Andrés N. Ordorica
Section 3: Homelands: Queer Myths, Migrations and Movements
11. Black Scottish Identity as Mythology - Natasha Thembiso Ruwona
12. A Home That Was Not: On the Queer Art of Leaving - Finn Mackay, University of West England, UK
13. Being Queer in Scotland: A Conversation - Dario Luis Banegas, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Drew Bain
14. A Queer Poetics of Belonging: Cultural Belongings Across Dhaka, Kolkata and Glasow - Rohit K Dasgupta, University of Glasgow, UK, and Tanvir Alim, University of Glasgow, UK
15. Furry Boots - Mae Diansangu
16. The Hidden Case of Ewan Forbes - Zoë Playdon, University of London, UK
Section 4: Queer Creations: Beyond the (Edinburgh) Fringe
17. Queer Love Poems with a Twist? Because Being Gay is a Liberation Practice - Titilayo Farukuoye
18. Brilliant Vibrating Interface: Queering the Post-Internet through Poetry and Practice - Maria Sledmere, University of Strathclyde, UK, and Kirsty Dunlop, University of Glasgow, UK
19. Queer Wee Filmic Spaces: Glitch and the Scottish Queer International Film Festival - Leanne Dawson, University of Edinburgh, UK
20. International Stories on a Scottish Stage: Representation, Recognition and Activism through the As Is Ethnodrama - Harvey Humphrey, University of Glasgow, UK, Slater Clain, Gina Gwenffrewi, University of Edinburgh, UK, Mathew Wilkie, Leni Daly, Odhran Thomson
21. Thinking Through Queer 'Lad': Working-Class Cultures in Trackie McLeod's Work - Cole Collins, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Trackie McLeod
22. Queer Curiosities: Joe Derry Setch, Museum Galleries Scotland, UK
Section 5: Wee Queers, Who Are We?
23. 'NOHOMO' in the Classroom: Queer Ideas Through and Beyond Scottish Classrooms - Dan Brown
24. Dancing Queer with Weans: Learning about Gender and Sexuality in Scottish Schools - Zinnia Mevawalla, Kate Molyneaux, Yvette Taylor and Kate Wall, University of Strathclyde, UK,
25. Culture for Wee Ones: Queer Performance for Young Audiences - Lou Brodie
