The 2016 NATIONAL FESTIVAL of LGBT HISTORY CONFERENCE, 25th- 28th February 2016, Manchester, UK
Registration Now Open at http://whatislgbthistory.blogspot.co.uk/p/registration_11.html
 
FRIDAY, 26 FEB 2016
2pm – 4pm: MASTERCLASS: HISTORICISING TRANS, Prof. Susan Stryker, University of Arizona.  A unique opportunity to hear from one of the leading scholars and Trans Activists in this emerging field of historical research.  [Booking Essential: Registration to open soon – a small additional fee will be charged, profits go to Trans Charities]
6pm – 7.30pm: FESTIVAL CIVIC LAUNCH & the ALAN HORSFALL LECTURE by Prof. Susan Stryker
7.40pm - 9pm: A MAGISTRATE'S TALE Conference Theatre, a play based on the mass arrest of cross-dressed men at the Hulme Fancy Dress Ball in Manchester, September 1880.
 
SATURDAY 27 FEB 2016
9am - 5pm: What is & How to Do LGBT History - Keynote events, Plenary & Breakout Sessions
 
SUNDAY 28 FEB 2016
9.30am - 4.30pm: What is & How to Do LGBT History - Keynote events, Plenary & Breakout Sessions
 
Conference incl. reception: £25 Unwaged\ Student, £35 Voluntary sector\ Individual, £60 Institution\ Academic
Conference incl. reception, with Theatre:  A Magistrate's Tale:  add £5 per person
 
Additional Event: HISTORICISING LGBTQ LIVES in the BRITISH ARMED FORCES & MERCHANT NAVY
Thursday 25th Feb 2016 11am to 40pm, at the Imperial War Museum North, Salford
Not-to-be missed unique event exploring research into LGBT Histories in the British Armed Forces and Merchant Navy, including a Q&A session with LGBTQ veterans.
 
COST: £8 Adult, £5 Concession
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: Registration now open at http://bit.ly/1RhM014
 
Thanks and Best Wishes,
Stephen
 
Professor Stephen Whittle, OBE, FAcSS, DLaws (hc), PhD, MA, LLB, BA
Professor of Equalities Law
The Manchester Law School,
Manchester Metropolitan University
Sandra Burslem Building
Lower Ormond Street
Manchester M15 6HB
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