Monica B. Pearl
@mbpearl.bsky.social
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teacher reader expat/immigrant newyorker in Manchester UK monicapearl.com
Come hear my Introduction to Peter Hujar's Day on January 8th at HOME in Manchester.
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Peter Hujar’s Day (12A) — A recreation of a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.
A recreation of a 1974 conversation between photographer Peter Hujar and writer Linda Rosenkrantz.
https://homemcr.org/whats-on/peter-hujar-s-day-12a-nt8x
6 days ago
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The Manchester launch of The Emotions of LGBT Rights and Reforms: Repairing Law (Edinburgh UP) by the wonderful
@senthorun.bsky.social
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25 days ago
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Amsterdam
29 days ago
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World AIDS Day vigil. Sackville Gardens. Manchester. I remember.
about 1 month ago
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If you are in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in December - or can get there!
www.ru.nl/en/about-us/...
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Research Symposium: The Cultural Memory of AIDS | Radboud University
In this symposium, experts reflect on cultural responses to AIDS through keynotes, a roundtable on memory, and staged readings by Underground Theatre Nijmegen.
https://www.ru.nl/en/about-us/events/research-symposium-the-cultural-memory-of-aids
about 1 month ago
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It begins. Year 19 (!) of cutting edge international queer art. Outburst Queer Arts Festival
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OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2025
Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination
https://outburstarts.com/festival/
about 2 months ago
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Presented by
@georgehousetrust.bsky.social
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40 Years of HIV Activism presents: Looking for Langston (1989)
Join us for a special evening of film, memory and conversation as part of our programme exploring Manchester’s histories of HIV.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/40-years-of-hiv-activism-presents-looking-for-langston-1989-tickets-1730710815639?utm_experiment=test_share_listing
2 months ago
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"Treat the community like gold." Wisdom from Sarah Schulman
@sarahschulman.bsky.social
3 months ago
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Beverly Glenn-Copeland with Special Guest Elizabeth Copeland
Witness the creative magic of Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland in this rare live performance
https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/beverly-glenn-copeland/
3 months ago
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Monica B. Pearl
J. Michelle Coghlan
3 months ago
Grateful for the inspired and inspiring talks that
@libankerdc.bsky.social
@posypoet.bsky.social
@mbpearl.bsky.social
gave at today’s “Resistance in the Age of Trump 2.0” roundtable today & for the great student turnout!
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Remarkably unincendiary Daily Mirror article about Trans life - in 1937. Unearthed by
@elierlick.bsky.social
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The late great Urvashi Vaid.
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Still on at Manchester Central Library.
@georgehousetrust.bsky.social
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ACTING UP! - Library Live
ACTING UP! tells the story of 40 years of HIV activism in the region through archives, testimonies and films. The exhibition honours the memories of lives lost and continues the […]
https://librarylive.co.uk/event/acting-up/
3 months ago
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NYC propaganda in Denmark. Attire worn by
@dazzler25.bsky.social
. Global support for
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
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4 months ago
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Just finished reading this good gay novel by South African author
@wisaniirvin.bsky.social
. Plenty of copies at
@thebooklounge.bsky.social
5 months ago
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Queer Pasts conference Copenhagen opening keynote. Archives of Dissent: Sexuality, Caste, History
@anjaliarondekar.bsky.social
8 months ago
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Queer Pasts at the University of Copenhagen and Roskilde University.
8 months ago
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Monica B. Pearl
Gary Needham
9 months ago
As part of the Homotopia takeover of Museum of Liverpool and the Holly Johnson exhibition (Sat 5th April),
@mbpearl.bsky.social
and myself will be talking "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" event info here:
www.homotopia.net/events/homot...
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Homotopia Takeover Day - homotopia
Saturday 5 April 2025, Lecture Theatre, Museum of Liverpool  The inaugural Homotopia Takeover presents a line-up of live music, talks and provocations responding to The Holly Johnson Story.  Join us...
https://www.homotopia.net/events/homotopia-takeover-day/
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This Saturday, April 5th "Don't Relax! Culture, Protest, and Music during the AIDS Crisis" with
@garyneedham.bsky.social
at Museum of Liverpool organized by Homotopia.
9 months ago
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Tomorrow!
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10 months ago
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Monica B. Pearl
Julie/Estara
10 months ago
Whether you're one who marches or one who brings water to marchers or one who helps arrested marchers in court or one who helps fund the march or one who writes about the march or one who contacts leaders and/or media about why the march, you're needed, you're part of us.
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In which I expound on the power of activism - and art (and queer friendship!). Along with
@dombilton.bsky.social
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Important Lessons From LGBTQ+ History - Podcast
YouTube video by The University of Manchester
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwGtJ4j_qjQ
10 months ago
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Looking forward to my discussion with
@jvmartin92.bsky.social
and Jackie Stacey about these two films by
@pratibha.bsky.social
. At
#HOMEmcr
in conjunction with Women in Revolt! exhibition at Whitworth Art Gallery. March 12th.
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Women in Revolt! Reframing AIDS and Video 28 + post-screening discussion - HOME
Two short films foregrounding feminist protest in the 1980s.
https://homemcr.org/film/women-in-revolt-march-2025/
10 months ago
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Monica B. Pearl
Matthew Hodson
11 months ago
On this day in 1988, 20,000 LGBTQ people and our allies marched through the streets of Manchester to protest Section 28, which tried to stifle all mention of our lives. At the time it was the largest gay rights gathering ever. Pic: The crowd seen from the top of the Town Hall.
#LGBT+HistoryMonth
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ACT UP hero: Gerri Wells, ¡presente!
11 months ago
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My Norwegian debut: my comments (in English!) on The Inheritance now on at National Theater of Norway. See the website for the whole video.
www.nationaltheatret.no/forestilling...
11 months ago
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God, this was so good. The Ernaux book - yes. The play - utterly yes.
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The Years | Harold Pinter Theatre | 24 January 2025
The Years by Nobel prize-winner Annie Ernaux, adapted by Eline Arbo, arrives at the Harold Pinter Theatre, London in January 2025. Tickets on sale now from just ÂŁ15!
https://theyearsplay.com/
11 months ago
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Bettina Pearl
11 months ago
so beautifully captures it Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased
www.inquirer.com/opinion/comm...
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Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased
For boomers, the rapid reversal of 1960s-era gains for civil rights, women, LGBTQ, etc., has unraveled the story of our lifetimes.
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/trump-presidency-1960s-civil-rights-20250126.html?utm_medium=referral
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Monica B. Pearl
Jaap Kooijman
12 months ago
The roundtable on James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room with Nawal Mustafa and
@mbpearl.bsky.social
at ITA went wonderful. Thanks to the speakers, ASCA, NICA, and ITA.
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James Baldwin Giovanni's Room - Today
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12 months ago
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Jaap Kooijman
12 months ago
Come join us on 23 January, 17:00 hours. Roundtable at Radical Space on James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room and identity with Nawal Mustafa and Monica Pearl
@mbpearl.bsky.social
, moderated by me, organized by ITA, ASCA, and NICA. Registration via this link.
@uvahumanities.bsky.social
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Giovanni's Room: Spaces and Identities — Internationaal Theater Amsterdam
Internationaal Theater Amsterdam is one of the leading lights in Dutch theatre, with a large ensemble of world famous actors and a pioneering team of directors.
https://ita.nl/en/shows/giovannis-room-spaces-and-identities/3898922/
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Two more weeks to catch the Barbara Walker exhibition at the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester. Don't miss it.
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Barbara Walker | Whitworth Art Gallery
https://www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/barbarawalker/
12 months ago
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Discussing Giovanni's Room in Amsterdam - can't wait.
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Coming late to this beautiful 2021 AIDS dance documentary: Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane company's "D-Man in the Waters." Gorgeous and moving.
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=zvdqTFNCUwc
12 months ago
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Nervous and thrilled that this podcast is out. Such a great conversation with Mary Higgins and Ell Potter of
hotterproject.co.uk
. Listen here - or wherever you get your podcasts. Queer Friendship on Life of Bi. (See my post below for how much I already liked and admired this show.)
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Episode 37: queer friendship with Dr Monica Pearl
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6QdlZL2syzcSmmjmls9ZMO?si=VUHNchVdSsy-R14tdM3Gww
about 1 year ago
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Essay on my experience as a member of ACT UP/NY back in the day - in Radical History Review. If you can't get past the academic paywall, dm me for a pdf.
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“A Thousand Kindred Spirits” | Radical History Review | Duke University Press
https://read.dukeupress.edu/radical-history-review/article-abstract/2021/140/217/173345/A-Thousand-Kindred-Spirits-Reflections-on-AIDS?redirectedFrom=fulltext
about 1 year ago
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I just want to say how much I love this podcast BEFORE the episode with me in it comes out. I could listen to Mary and Ell for hours - and I have! All 36 episodes. Their intelligence, curiosity, humor, and love for each other are prodigious. They interrogate all things queer, nothing off limits.
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Life of Bi — Hotter Project
https://www.hotterproject.co.uk/work/lifeofbi
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RIP Nikki Giovanni
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Blue Now | Aviva Studios | Manchester
A live performance of Derek Jarman’s seminal film Blue
https://factoryinternational.org/whats-on/blue-now/
about 1 year ago
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Monica B. Pearl
Bettina Pearl
about 1 year ago
I feel like not enough of you are watching Somebody Somewhere or Secret of the River.
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about 1 year ago
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A few more days left to listen to Disco Dykes - from Outburst Queer Arts Festival. Six episodes. Free.
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Disco Dykes - KD Lang's Shave
Play Disco Dykes - KD Lang's Shave by Outburst Arts on desktop and mobile. Play over 320 million tracks for free on SoundCloud.
https://m.soundcloud.com/outburst-arts/disco-dykes-1
about 1 year ago
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Taking the occasion of experiencing Laurie Anderson's ARK last night at Factory International in Manchester to post my favorite NYT correction ever.
about 1 year ago
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Lucky me, on my way to Outburst Queer Arts Festival.
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OUTBURST QUEER ARTS FESTIVAL 2024
Queer Art, Revolutionary imagination
https://outburstarts.com/festival/
about 1 year ago
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Tomorrow. Thank you to the University of Sussex Centre for the Study of Sexual Dissidence for inviting me.
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"Where Is Your Rage?": AIDS Generations
A talk on queer intergenerational community and representations of the AIDS crisis in American culture.
https://www.sussex.ac.uk/research/centres/centre-for-study-of-sexual-dissidence/news-and-events/events?id=65775
about 1 year ago
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