ABSTRACT

This is Volume 3, Number 1 Spring 2008 edition of Museums and Special Issues reflective discourse journal. The complexity and the power associated with language is evident in the many disciplines, books, courses and talk shows that focus on the disparate ways we use and interpret words. This edition looks at ‘ What is Queer?’ and attempts to reframe the conversation, giving a chance to renegotiate how we talk about gender, sexuality, and identity as separate and vital concepts.

chapter |10 pages

Where Are We?

chapter |12 pages

Secret Museums

Hidden Histories of Sex and Sexuality

chapter |12 pages

Theorizing the Queer Museum

chapter |14 pages

Embracing Our Erotic Intelligence

chapter |14 pages

So, Where Is Queer?

A Critical Geography of Queer Exhibitions in Australia

chapter |12 pages

M or F?

Gender, Identity, and the Transformative Research Paradigm

chapter |11 pages

Gay and Lesbian Visitors and Cultural Institutions

Do They Come? Do They Care? A Pilot Study

chapter |10 pages

Nazi Persecution of Homosexuals

The Curator's View

chapter |9 pages

Queer Collections Appear

Oregon's Wedding Album