QTcast
The official podcast of the Queer and Trans Research Lab at the Bonham Centre, University of Toronto. The QTcast explores the experimental projects created by academics, artists and community leaders in the lab and beyond.
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Episodes
Thursday May 05, 2022
Thursday May 05, 2022
Elliott sits down with Dr. Jordache Ellapen, one of our Martha LA McCain Faculty Research Fellows here at the lab. The pair discuss Dr. Ellapen's upcoming book project, tentatively titled Against Afronormativity: Afro-Indian Intimacies and the Queer Aesthetics of Race in South Africa, which examines Afro-Indian intimacies and the shifting nature of South African Blackness through a queer studies lens.
You can reach us at qtcast21@gmail.com, and follow us on social media at qtcast_
Link to transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qta4pSRDaW5OJAhPyd0ZdRXgwO9dSw2Q/view?usp=sharing
Relevant links:
https://www.utm.utoronto.ca/historical-studies/people/jordache-ellapen
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Elliott sits down with Dr. Andrea Allen, one of the our Martha McCain Faculty Research Fellows at the lab. Stay tuned to hear Dr. Allen discuss her current book project about LGBT evangelical Brazilians, race, religious identity, and sexual subjectivity, and to get the inside scoop on Dr. Allen's time in the field conducting this research.
As always, you can reach us at qtcast21@gmail.com , and follow us on social media at qtcast_
Link to full episode transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1dOtQS-fFGHYfR2Jf7GgNUqLnlxr3vgB-/view?usp=sharing
Friday Feb 04, 2022
Friday Feb 04, 2022
"Transcending Love: Rings & Tingz" is a community-led project seeking to examine the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Transwomen in Canada who are Single, Dating, or Married. Tune in to catch up with project lead Tatiana Ferguson, project research assistant Jade Nelson, and project community consultants Eva Simone and Vanessa Carter.
https://blackqueeryouthcollective.org/
Link to project survey (closes March 15, 2022)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rings_Tingz
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Link to transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Buv-pvDMrJRxnnsBiNGIdgglvN_1PjVFmeDpBm_AIa8/edit?usp=sharing
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
Thursday Feb 03, 2022
"Transcending Love: Rings & Tingz" is a community-led project seeking to examine the experiences of African, Caribbean, and Black Transwomen in Canada who are Single, Dating, or Married. Tune in to catch up with project lead Tatiana Ferguson, project research assistant Jade Nelson, and project community consultants Eva Simone and Vanessa Carter.
https://blackqueeryouthcollective.org/
Link to project survey (closes March 15, 2022)
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Rings_Tingz
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Link to transcript:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Buv-pvDMrJRxnnsBiNGIdgglvN_1PjVFmeDpBm_AIa8/edit?usp=sharing
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Link to watch video: https://qtcast.podbean.com/e/at-the-studio-with-abdi/
In episode 2 of the QTcast, Elliott visits Abdi Osman at his studio. Abdi is one of the community leadership residents at the Queer and Trans Research Lab, and a Somali-Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Abdi discusses how he explores black queer Muslim identity, gay cruising in Toronto, respectability politics, and more.
Link to audio for Abdi Osman's Shadowboxing: https://www.trinitysquarevideo.com/exhibition-shadowboxing/
Link to Shadowboxing panel:
Shadowboxing Panel - Artist Abdi Osman, JORIAL & Christopher Smith
Link to QTRL site:
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Monday Dec 06, 2021
Monday Dec 06, 2021
In episode 2 of the QTcast, Elliott visits Abdi Osman at his studio. Abdi is one of the community leadership residents at the Queer and Trans Research Lab, and a Somali-Canadian multidisciplinary artist. Abdi discusses how he explores Black queer Muslim identity, gay cruising in Toronto, respectability politics, and more.
Link to audio for Abdi Osman's Shadowboxing: https://www.trinitysquarevideo.com/exhibition-shadowboxing/
Link to Shadowboxing panel:
Shadowboxing Panel - Artist Abdi Osman, JORIAL & Christopher Smith
Link to QTRL site:
https://sds.utoronto.ca/queer-and-trans-research-lab/
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Welcome to the QTcast! In our introductory episode, you'll get a rundown of who we are and what we do at the Queer and Trans Research Lab (QTRL). Learn about the guiding ethics at the lab, meet the team, and find out what you can expect from the future of the QTRL.
Follow us @Qtcast_
Email us at qtcast21@gmail.com