Lisa Power is a board member of Queer Britain and she was a co-founder of Queer Britain. She was a guest speaker at our conference on Difficult Histories & Positive Identities on 25-26 February.
Lisa spoke for 20 minutes, opening with the question, 'Difficult histories are difficult for whom?' She also outlined plans for a new Queer Britain museum in London, on LGBTQ histories, and she addressed the following questions:
- As politicians and others issue calls for new shared narratives and unity, how might museums balance demands for a more critical engagement with the past, on the one hand, with their responsibility to craft shared histories and identity, on the other?
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How can museums position themselves as shapers of national and local identities in a contested and divided historical landscape?
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Is it possible to celebrate and represent historically marginalised communities in mainstream museums?
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To create cohesive identities, what does society need from 21st-century museums?
Lisa set the scene for a panel discussion and questions from the wider conference, on 'Museums'.
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Further resources from this conference can also be found on our Read, Watch, Listen webpages.