The Guild of Queer Early Modernists

Our reading group returns this Thursday, with @badinfinity2.bsky.social brilliant Glorious Bodies. Join us!

Writing groups are really such invaluable tools for making sure time gets carved out for your work. I’m making time for this one as often as I can; I hope I see some of y’all there:

GQEM Writing Group Registration Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST

Join us for our drop-in writing group, happening tomorrow (Monday) from 4-5:30 EST! We will be off next week (October 6th), so this is your chance for some supportive co-working with us in the next few weeks. Join us! docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...

Our first writing group is today! Come join us for some group accountability!

GQEM Writing Group Registration Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST

One week until our fall writing group begins! Join us on Monday's from 4 - 5:30 EST to set some goals and work together in a focused, supportive environment! Register to join here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1UIJ...

Tomorrow!! There is still time to join us!

One week until our first reading group session! We will be discussing a portion of Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble. Register here to join! Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz

GQEM Writing Group Registration Mondays, 4 - 5:30pm EST

Also happening this fall at GQEM - a co-working group! Each session has opportunities to socialise with fellow writers, set goals, have quiet work sessions, and check in on each other’s progress. Sessions will be Mondays, from 4-5:30pm EST, beginning Monday, September 15th!

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GQEM Reading Group Registration The second Thursday of each month, from 4-5:30pm EST. September 11th, Sex Lives, by Joseph Gamble October 9th, Glorious Bodies, by Colby Gordon November 13th, The Kinky Renaissance, edited by Gillian ...

🥳 Announcing our reading group!

Thurs, Sept. 11, 4-5:30 EST, Sex Lives, Joseph Gamble
Thurs, Oct. 9, 4-5:30 EST, Glorious Bodies, Colby Gordon. @badinfinity2.bsky.social will join us!
Thurs, Nov. 13, 4-5:30 EST, Kinky Renaissance, Gillian Knoll, Joseph Gamble

Register here! tinyurl.com/mr3mjauz

Sharing a CfP from one of our incredible members who is guest editing an issue of Gender Forum, specifically for early career researchers (anyone who has not yet completed a PhD). Submission is open until October 31st, 2025. journals.ub.uni-koeln.de/index.php/ge...

Join The Guild of Queer Early Modernists Welcome, we're glad you're here!

New at GQEM - a members only Slack server! Connect with other members at conferences, ask advice, share successes, and more! You can become a member here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1hAd...

Very excited to share the beta test, soft launch of SEL's new graduate student partner publication, Marginalia! Check it out for book reviews, interviews, and essays about what studying literature writ large means and the countless forms it takes ✍️📝📑✍️

CFP for a special issue on #Medieval #Asexualities!

call-for-papers.sas.upenn.edu/cfp/2025/06/...

Happy pride month from GQEM! Wishing all of us a rich and joyful month - may we all find hope, community, and solidarity!

Historians for Trans Rights - Open Letter to MPs In light of the recent and incessant attacks on the trans community in the UK by the UK government and legal system, a group of UK-based historians have drafted the letter linked below. Our aim is to ...

OPEN LETTER: HISTORIANS FOR TRANS RIGHTS

Are you a historian in the UK or working on UK history fed up at seeing the history of LGBTQIA+ discrimination repeat itself? Sign this open letter to MPs demanding they stand up for trans rights now!

Letter: tinyurl.com/879vuver
Sign: tinyurl.com/4p7wktrn

Not In Our Name: Feminist Academics and Educators Speak Out Against Transphobia We call on all trans-inclusive feminist academics and educators to sign this statement: ‘Not In Our Name’ We are non-trans feminist academics and educators. We write in support of trans rights, tran...

A UK-wide academic initiative was launched yesterday by non-trans feminist academics and educators (allies) who oppose the recent anti-trans Supreme Court ruling & the concerning EHRC attitude to it called 'Not In Our Name'.

To co-sign: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🌈🎓 #AcademicSky

Support resources for our trans friends and allies | Good Law Project At a time when anti-trans discrimination is rife and hate crime has reached record levels, it’s important to know what support is out there for trans, non-binary or gender-questioning individuals and ...

On what is a really difficult day, here are some resources for our trans friends and allies.

Solidarity 💜
goodlawproject.org/resource/sup...

In response to today's supreme court ruling, we want to urge any researcher in Trans Histories to consider a proposal to our new Queer & Trans Histories series - because research into Trans histories will help to shape Trans futures: manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/series/queer...

#TransRights

The law determines what is legal. It does not determine what is true; what is just; what is morally and ethically sound and defensible. The history of law is the history of the legal system being wrong on these grounds.

Trans women are women.

Next month at Penn: A symposium on Premodern Trans Studies featuring
@transliterature.bsky.social, @ldevun.bsky.social, @badinfinity2.bsky.social, @hamlethologram.bsky.social, and Nat Rivkin ! Philly come thru!

Pre and Early Modern Trans Studies symposium beginning soon!!

Looking for your next early modern queer experience? Come to (Pr)EmoTrams 3 in Boston! Starts tomorrow!

Thank you so much to everyone who joined us today! Thank you for helping to shape this organization and build community! Stay tuned for updates about where we go from here!

There will be food!!

See you all in a few minutes at our first meeting, generously hosted by @saaupdates.bsky.social! We will be having lunch in the Fens, on the 5th floor of the Sheraton!

I'm so excited to see this project come to life! Come join!

Today is the day!!!! Please join us for our first ever meeting, from 1-2pm, in the Fens, on the 5th floor of the Sheraton!!!

A poster for GQEM featuring the beautiful logo

Come find us/ @liesljensen.bsky.social at tonight's SAA annual reception to say hi, and keep your eye out for one of our snazzy postcards to join and learn more about our mission and the community we are building!

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SAA/RSA is here! Come say hi to us @liesljensen.bsky.social! #Shax2025 #rensa25

#Shax2025 and #RenSA25 can't wait to begin meeting you all tomorrow! Our official meeting will be on Saturday from 1-2pm, The Fens, Sheraton 5th floor. See you all there!