“Sex, Gender and Screen Printing” with Kat Hubbard

What do inkblots have to do with activism? And where can I do a Master’s in that? The incredible Katherine Hubbard (University of Surrey) is here to tell you! Kat works in queer history, sociology and psychology and does a lot of brilliant scholarly and activist work about the complicated historical relationship of queers and psychology. She is also one of the people who have created the brand-new Master’s programme in sex, gender and sexuality at the University of Surrey. Kat joins me in the podcasting room to talk about why she loves this new programme and why queer academics need to talk more about emotions in teaching, research, and in the archives.Tune in now to learn about how to queer the Rorschach test! You may or may not need a tote bag. And if it tickles your fancy, why not follow @queerlitpodcast on Instagram and Twitter. CW: transphobia, medicalised queerness, aversion therapy, conversion therapy, mentions of sexReferences:Sex, Gender and Sexualities MSchttps://www.surrey.ac.uk/postgraduate/sex-gender-and-sexualities-mscSGS Sex, Gender and Sexualities Research Grouphttps://sgs.surrey.ac.uk/Queer Ecologies Podcast https://anchor.fm/queer-ecologies-podManchester Science FestivalSally Guilfordhttps://sallygilford.com/Hermann Rorschach https://www.blossomfoundation.org.uk/@live.blossom (Instagram)@blossomfound (Twitter)Rebecca WynterAversion therapyKate DavisonHel SpandlerSarah MarksConversion Therapy Report: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/news/conversion-therapy-full-document-final-8-june-2022.pdfBehaviourismConditioningB. F. SkinnerIvan PavlovFutureSex https://www.futuresex.info/David Griffiths“Medieval Disney Queers” with Amy Louise MorganFabio Fasoli Queer FrictionTribadyTribbingMeg-John Barker and Jules Scheele’s Queer: A Graphic History Questions you should be able to respond to after listening:What is the Rorschach test?Have you heard of conditioning or behavourism before? If so, in which context?What practices constitute aversion ‘therapy’?Can you think of a queer film or book that depicts conversion ‘therapy’?Please look up the term ‘tribady’. What are historical meanings and uses of the term? What does it mean in contemporary use?Have you ever had an emotional response to doing queer research?