Queer Arts as Activism

Impact: Attitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture

Narrative

The Centre for the Study of Sexuality and Culture (CSSC) is a hub for queer cultural and historical research and for creative collaborations with local and international organisations, arts centres and networks. The Centre’s dual outlook of research and arts activism has created impact through two main pathways: CSSC’s annual Sexuality Summer School (SSS), a forum for scholarly conversations in sexuality studies with a curated programme of queer arts events; and researchers’ extensive contributions (including as curators, organisers and advisors) to a wide range of public arts activities in Manchester and beyond. The impact is demonstrated in three overlapping areas: (i) informing curatorial practice and programmes by public broadcasters; (ii) increasing LGBTQ visibility in the arts; and iii) promoting LGBTQ health and well-being through the arts.
Impact dateAug 2013 → Jul 2020
Category of impactAttitudes and behaviours, Awareness and understanding, Health and wellbeing, Society and culture

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