Our research Explore world-leading research, articles and blogs from Faculty of Arts and Humanities staff and students, supporting the LGBT+ community and striving for equality. You are here Home Faculty of Arts and Humanities Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Pride Month 2023 Our research Bee-stung lips: Blazoning the male body in sixteenth-century print Professor Cathy Shrank delves into the work of Elizabethan poet Richard Barnfield, who she believes deserves a wider audience. Read the blog Image credit: Salt Publishing Awkward, Failing, Hungry: How Queer Theory shapes my creative practice Clare Fisher, writer and lecturer from the School of English, discusses the relationship between theory and literature, and considers how reading queer theory has shaped their creative practice. Read Clare's blog The history of the emergence of gay people in Current Affairs TV shows 1950s-1990s Whether channel surfing or browsing streaming platforms, it is difficult to find a television programme airing in Britain that doesn鈥檛 portray gay or queer people in some shape or form. This Pride Month, Heather Sadiq reflects on these advancements and asks how did Britain get here? Read Heather's blog The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo School of English student, Valentia describes the book as being full of glitz, glamour, bisexuality and happy queer endings and delves into how the book discusses sexuality. This book originally became a trend on TikTok and has become a cult book to read. Read Valentia's blog Transvocality: Voice banking and song making Professor Nicola Dibben from the Department of Music, with colleagues from Computer Science, and collaborators Coda Nicolaeff, Il膩 Kamalgharan and Trans Voices, share their project Transvocality for Pride Month 2023. Read the press release Death in Trieste. From murder to cultural myth Murder! In hotel room ten, with a rope and a knife. Se谩n Williams follows in the footsteps of the most famous art historian of all time during a period of history where where the government are ramping up anti-LGBT rhetoric. Listen on BBC Radio 3
