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Celebrating is remembering: OUTing the Past as a study in the reflective and transformative potential of small events

Valente, K. G.; Hornby, Stephen M.

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K. G. Valente



Abstract

Since its emergence in the latter half of the twentieth century, public history has engendered ongoing transformations in the creation and dissemination of knowledge. Its aims, as well as efforts undertaken as part of its praxis, are reminders that collaborative engagements with individuals and communities can simultaneously serve to commemorate, educate and empower. Recent scholarship that examines pop-up events underscores both their significance to public history and the innovative potential they represent in celebrating LGBT+ lives and experiences. In particular, the extent to which they encourage considerations of space that are more attentive to localities and pluralities is indicative of the disruptive significance of small-scale events. Among other possibilities that lend themselves to expanding the reach of public history, particularly by adopting new modes of interpretation that place a premium on active engagement, creative arts programming provides a pathway to stimulating interest in exploring and understanding the past.

The work of OUTing the Past, a UK-based organisation, effectively reflects aspirations associated with public history, with the logistical benefits of pop-up events and the contributions of creative productions finding purchase in its programming. Documenting the commitments it makes to re/centring history and the frameworks it has strategically developed in realising these provides the impetus for this critical study of a multifaceted approach to promoting small-scale LGBT+ celebrations.

Citation

Valente, K. G., & Hornby, S. M. (2023). Celebrating is remembering: OUTing the Past as a study in the reflective and transformative potential of small events. Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events, 15(2), 206-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2022.2037622

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Jan 31, 2022
Online Publication Date Feb 20, 2022
Publication Date Apr 3, 2023
Deposit Date Feb 22, 2022
Publicly Available Date Feb 22, 2022
Journal Journal of Policy Research in Tourism, Leisure and Events
Print ISSN 1940-7963
Electronic ISSN 1940-7971
Publisher Routledge
Volume 15
Issue 2
Pages 206-223
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2022.2037622
Keywords Tourism, Leisure and Hospitality Management, Geography, Planning and Development
Publisher URL https://doi.org/10.1080/19407963.2022.2037622
Related Public URLs http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/19407963.asp

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