{"id":2655,"date":"2014-10-09T12:09:53","date_gmt":"2014-10-09T16:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/?p=2655"},"modified":"2014-10-10T13:27:21","modified_gmt":"2014-10-10T17:27:21","slug":"a-sensational-reading-from-alana-kumbiers-book-ephemeral-material-queering-the-archive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/2014\/10\/09\/a-sensational-reading-from-alana-kumbiers-book-ephemeral-material-queering-the-archive\/","title":{"rendered":"A sensational reading from Alana Kumbier&#8217;s book, Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/KumbierReceptionFlyer-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2661 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/KumbierReceptionFlyer-1-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"KumbierReceptionFlyer-1\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/KumbierReceptionFlyer-1-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/KumbierReceptionFlyer-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/KumbierReceptionFlyer-1.jpg 1700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a>Last night Alana Kumbier offered a riveting reading from her recently published, <a href=\"http:\/\/litwinbooks.com\/queering-archive.php\">Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive<\/a> in a gently lit gallery space arranged with a podium, microphone, chairs, and refreshments just for the\u00a0event. The author, Hampshire&#8217;s Critical Social Inquiry and Digital Pedagogy librarian, opted to not have copies of her book for sale at the event. She instead encouraged those wanting to learn more about her fabulous research into: the Drag King Coummunities from the Ground Up, the Collaborative Archive of Aliza Shapiro&#8217;s DATUM, the Watermelon Woman film, and haunting memories and history of Liebe Perla to ask their libraries to acquire a copy of this important theoretical framework for their collections. I would encourage you to do the same and hope\u00a0that many local communities will have access to Kumbier&#8217;s important book through their libraries to explore the archiving that happens within, and outside of,\u00a0institutional repositories. (I also wouldn&#8217;t hesitate to encourage you to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ephemeral-Material-Queering-Sexuality-Information\/dp\/1936117517\">grab a copy yourself<\/a>, as it is a lively read, and has the absolute best cover art ever!)<\/p>\n<p>Photos of the event:<a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196.jpg\"><br \/>\n<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_01771.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2657 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_01771-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0177\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_01771-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_01771-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_01771-210x280.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0195.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2659 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0195-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0195\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0195-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0195-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0195-210x280.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0192.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2658 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0192-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0192\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0192-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0192-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0192-210x157.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-2660 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0196\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sites.hampshire.edu\/theharold\/files\/2014\/10\/IMG_0196-210x280.jpg 210w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAnd, so\u00a0many thanks to the <strong>Five College Women&#8217;s Studies Research Center<\/strong> (FCWSRC) for hosting this wonderful event, and to\u00a0<strong>Hampshire College Feminist Studies<\/strong>, the <strong>Queer Community Alliance Center<\/strong>, and <span class=\"Apple-style-span\">the FCWSRC,\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0for sponsoring the reception!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Last night Alana Kumbier offered a riveting reading from her recently published, Ephemeral Material: Queering the Archive in a gently lit gallery space arranged with a podium, microphone, chairs, and refreshments just for the 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