LHBTQI-perspektiv och kulturarv. Aspekter på urval, överväganden och tillrättalägganden

Abstract

Today museums strive to include LHBTQI perspectives in exhibitions and audience development, as well as in the collections. This article is an attempt to explore three cases of archiving LHBTQI memories and experiences. We use a broad definition of “archiving” to also include digital collections, exhibitions and social media so as to investigate different approaches. The first case we approach is the website Unstraight Museum where we bring to the surface the ways in which its digital collection creates a collective memory, makes LHBTQI experiences visible and queer the official heritage. Our second case is the Museum of World Culture’s exhibition Playground. Here we bring the attention to the ways in wich curatorial themes such as love and family invite straight people to identify with unstraight experiences. Our last case is activists’ blogs at the web platform Tumblr, which we here view as an archive, waiting to be explored by cultural historians. For now it is temporary and ephemeral, in two respects. Firstly, the flows are constantly updated and thereby changing. Secondly, there is no guarantee that posts and accounts will be saved for the future.

I kalla krigets spår. Hot, våld och beskydd som kulturarv

“…En del av litteraturen belyser hur kalla kriget använts i tu rism och destinationsutvecklingssyfte (Strömberg 2010; samt hur kalla kriget som kulturarv kan förstås i ett regionalutvecklingsperspek tiv (Ronström, Johansson och Bjärhall 2002). En annan litteratur har närmat sig kalla kriget ur ett nutida arkeologiskt perspektiv med syftet att genom materiella lämningar förstå dåtiden (Axelsson och Persson 2016;McWilliams 2013;Schofield och Cocroft 2007). Poängen här är snarast att kartlägga dessa ur ett traditionellt arkeologiskt perspektiv unga lämningar.…”

The power of vulnerability: mobilising affect in feminist, queer and anti-racist media cultures

“…As a situated practice, the work of the archivist is defined by multiple discursive frameworks. In Sweden, notions of equality and cultural homogeneity are part of the hegemonic master narrative of the nation, whereas in the UK heritage institutions do not shy away from representations of social inequality and political struggle (Axelsson and Åkerö, 2016). However, a perspective on heritage which glosses over conflicts and political struggle can lead us to believe that our democratic rights can be taken for granted.…”

“…Heritage institutions, such as museums, galleries or archives, have been increasingly attempting to acknowledge LGBTQ pasts, often guided by diversity policies (Axelsson and Åkerö, 2016;National Trust, 2017;Sandell and Nightingale, 2012;Steorn, 2012). They are some of the stakeholders in the process of heritage construction during which different interest groups negotiate political recognition .…”

The Routledge Handbook of Museums, Media and Communication

“…Unstraight Museum is a nonprofit organisation initiated and run by activists at Swedish museums. The aim is to run Unstraight Museum as a website with a constantly evolving bank of memories created by members of the LGBTQI communities (Axelsson & Å kerö , 2016).…”