Welcome to Queer Air! Season 1 hosts Carol and Kate are two buds who met during orientation for their graduate degree. Season 2 hosts Challen and Karen are also queer grad students. While they’re different kinds of queer, they’re both fiercely committed to queerifying the library + archives world, in order to make it more equitable and inclusive for everyone. This podcast is a final capstone project needed to obtain their MLIS degree; a thesis of sorts.
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Welcome to Queer Air! Season 1 hosts Carol and Kate are two buds who met during orientation for their graduate degree. Season 2 hosts Challen and Karen are also queer grad students. While they’re different kinds of queer, they’re both fiercely committed to queerifying the library + archives world, in order to make it more equitable and inclusive for everyone. This podcast is a final capstone project needed to obtain their MLIS degree; a thesis of sorts.
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June 7, 2021
Season 2 Ep 5: Epilogue
<p>In our final episode, we reflect on what we've learned from hosting Queer Air, where we're going next, and what we hope listeners have gained from Season 2! Thanks everyone for supporting us - it's been a fantastic way to conclude our MLIS degrees!</p> <p>A transcript of this episode can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p8UNTaFinsLtaH0LKawlPzsgX6D5LElHb_mwdf_LUoc/edit?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>Check out our website at <a href="//bit.ly/QueerAir">bit.ly/QueerAir</a></p>
May 30, 2021
Season 2 Ep 4: Alice B. Theatre’s Hidden History
<p>In episode 4, Karen and Challen book club it up with the script of one of the last plays put on by Alice B. Theatre, a gay and lesbian theater company that operated from 1986-1997. The play is "Hidden History: True Stories from Seattle's Gay and Lesbian Elders," which is indeed based on five oral histories.</p> <p>For more episodes, check out our website: <a href="http://bit.ly/QueerAir" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">bit.ly/QueerAir</a></p> <p>A heads up that there is mention of suicide and other sensitive content from around minute 48 to 49:30.</p> <p>The collections we discussed this episode are the <a href="http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv37939" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Alice B. Theatre records</a>, <a href="http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv369201" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Tamara Turner papers</a>, and the <a href="http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv58838/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Stephen R. Blair Papers</a>.<br> To see photos of the cast of "Hidden History," as well as related ephemera, click <a href="http://specialcollections.ds.lib.uw.edu/queerairpodcast/photo-gallery-of-hidden-history-ephemera/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.<br> To see the photo of the protestors that Challen mentions, click <a href="https://digitalcollections.lib.washington.edu/digital/collection/imlsmohai/id/11194" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><a href="https://native-land.ca/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Click here</a> to check out what native land you're on! <br> To support the Duwamish Tribe, check out <a href="https://www.realrentduwamish.org/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Real Rent Duwamish</a> and their related resources.</p> <p>A transcript of this episode can be found <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AvnHwkgqRSq9EpusPU03JAFKkNQLD5L4/view?usp=sharing" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
May 20, 2021
Season 2 Ep3: Archiving Queerness with UW MLIS Alum Abbey
<p>In this episode, we chat with season 1 guest host and UW MLIS Alum Abbey! We chat about queerness, community, archival issues, and the future of queer archives. For more episodes, check out our <a href="http://bit.ly/QueerAir" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">website bit.ly/QueerAir</a>. Thanks for listening!</p> <p>Transcript can be found <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rDDa67z2ydjW_5GYOz1hu7QQnDaFi9HG/view?usp=sharing">here</a><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/17QePNfU71U7LnDkvIXR6zF793ru3tM56/view?usp=sharing">.</a></p>
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