{"product_id":"matchmaking-in-the-archive-19-conversations-with-the-dead-and-3-encounters-with-ghosts-hardback-9781978823143","title":"Matchmaking in the Archive; 19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts (Hardback) 9781978823143","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMatchmaking in the Archive\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e19 Conversations with the Dead and 3 Encounters with Ghosts\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eE.G. Crichton (Author), Jonathan D. Katz (Contributions by), Chris E. Vargas (Contributions by), Michelle Tea (Contributions by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781978823143, Rutgers University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 10 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e264 pages, 24 color illus.\u003cbr\u003e20.3 x 12.7 x 2.3 cm, 0.059 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"E.G. Crichton has created a testament to lineage and liberation for all of us who know that diving into the past is also simultaneous discovery into our own psyche. This is a touching study of how identity, art, and lineage tie into the physical artifacts of our lives. Riveting and a true pleasure to read.\" \u003c\/div\u003e - Susie Bright (Editor-at-Large and Executive Producer of The Bright List at Audible and Author of Mommy's Little Gi) \u003cdiv\u003e\"E.G. Crichton's \u003ci\u003eMatchmaking\u003c\/i\u003e has shown us wonderful new ways of bringing together archives, history, and art. In this account of her work, the living and the dead, objects and records, and people mingle promiscuously, bringing new worlds to light.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Graham Willett (historian of queer Australia) “\u003ci\u003eMatchmaking in the Archive c\u003c\/i\u003eonnects today’s artists and queer ancestors…After reading it, there is a certain and distinct pleasure in a time jump, in nonlinear thinking, in reaching back and forth across decades as though all people from all time, living and dead, are sitting at one table, sharing a meal, passing dishes round and round, sharing and tasting the same things together.…If you have any interest in the history and lives of our LGBTQ ancestors, then, yes, this is a book I recommend for you.\" - Nico Hall (Autostraddle)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThough today’s LGBTQ people owe a lot to the generations who came before them, their historical inheritances are not always obvious.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Working with the archives of the Gay Lesbian Bisexual Transgender Historical Society, artist E.G. Crichton decided to do something to bridge this generation gap. She selected 19 innovative LGBTQ artists, writers, and musicians, then paired each of them with a deceased person whose personal artifacts are part of the archive. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Including 25 pages of vivid images, \u003ci\u003eMatchmaking in the Archive \u003c\/i\u003edocuments this monumental creative project and adds essays by Jonathan D. Katz, Michelle Tea, and Chris Vargas, who describe their own unique encounters with the ghosts of LGBTQ history. Together, they make the archive come alive in remarkably intimate ways. \u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e Introduction to Q+Public Books by series editors E.G. Crichton and Jeffrey Escoffier\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Section I Resurrection: One Life at a Time\u003cbr\u003e Section II 19 Conversations with the Dead\u003cbr\u003e Section III 3 Encounters with Ghosts \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eAnimating the Dead \u003c\/i\u003eby Jonathan D. Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagical Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e by Michelle Tea\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMi Transtepasado\/My Trancestor: Amelio Robles \u0026amp;\u003cbr\u003eAacute\u003cbr\u003evila\u003c\/i\u003e by Chris E. Vargas \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e Section IV Lineages of Desire\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Notes on Participants and Contributors\u003cbr\u003e About the Author\u003cbr\u003e Index \u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Rutgers University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52638407360792,"sku":"9781978823143","price":52.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/matchmaking-in-the-archive-19-conversations-with-the-dead-and-3-encounters-with-ghosts-hardback-9781978823143","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}