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While queer histories have been increasingly studied in Western contexts, gender and sexual diversity in East Central Europe remain underexplored, often marginalized by dominant national narratives and shaped by intersecting forces of ideology, repression, and resistance. Conference Queer Histories of East Central Europe in the 20th Century aims to amplify research on the experiences, identities, and activism of LGBTQ+ individuals and communities within the historical and political landscapes of East Central Europe. Individual papers examine queer lives and identities in relation to broader socio-political transformations in East Central Europe.
The event is co-organised by The Herder Institute Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe, Institute of the Leibniz Association, in collaboration with the Max Weber Foundation, the German Historical Institute Warsaw (DHI), and its Prague Branch, and the Faculty of Humanities at Charles University.
