Projects

black and white still of 2 figures dancing - one in a dress, the other in a suit

Surprise! A Trans-Queer Film
(Coming Soon)

Creator

The Surprise of a Knight is an antique docuporn that troubles popular notions of trans-queer identity and pleasure politics in the early twentieth century. This project explores contingencies for interpretation when archival provenance does not exist.

scattered papers with thick lines of text, including one page with a blurry photo

Public Annotations

Researcher & Consultant

An open-access research program from the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art, curated by Amber Esseiva. Reimagining knowledge production through dialogue, audiences write in the margins of exhibitions' key texts and didactics. Part of the "Erotic Consumption: Sex, Desire, & Propagation" series.

photo of dozens of small artworks and photos strewn across a colorful striped blanket

The API Transmasculine Anthology

Co-Organizer

A grassroots project that highlights storytelling by, for, and about our intergenerational communities. Collaborators from around the world gather to find support, amplify underrepresented perspectives, and share in the healing power of art and writing through free and accessible online workshops.

an old gilded manuscript with innumerable webbed lines and illustrations

Before Things Fell Apart

Researcher & Consultant

A documentary film series created by Dr. Tukufu Zuberi, host of History Detectives and curator of the Penn Museum's Africa Galleries. Reclaiming and reimagining the oral histories of West African griots, this project synthesizes precolonial art, history, and storytelling with a decolonial praxis.

photo of 3 people posing behind a table covered with lanyards and poster board

Scholars of Color Conference

Co-Organizer

A free, international event devoted to connecting and celebrating the interdisciplinary research of scholars of color. In 2019, over 200 participants with backgrounds in the arts, humanities, social sciences, STEM, business, and law gathered in Philadelphia to explore the inaugural theme, "Ways of Knowing."

photo of 10 people posing together wearing lanyards

Insider/Outsider:
Racial Bias & Positionality in Interpretation

Co-Organizer

A working group on power and privilege hosted by the National Council on Public History. From 2017 to 2019, humanists of color across the nation dialogued around racism in their respective fields.

photo of a colorful display case with various artifacts and bright yellow signage

Illegal to Be You:
Gay History Beyond Stonewall

Researcher

An exhibition commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Uprising at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, curated by Dr. Katherine Ott. Part of the Smithsonian Channel documentary Beyond Stonewall.

a virtual landscape with a lake, pine tree forrest, blue sky, and flying birds

Walden, a game

Researcher

A free, educational, award-winning, cross-platform video game funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities. Uses an open world simulation and interactive storytelling to augment art, humanities, and STEM curricula for students K-12.

photo of a large room with people seated in conversation at several tables

PubComm:
Public History Community Forum

Co-Organizer

A free, annual public history event based in Philadelphia. Over 50 participants involved in grassroots activism, education, and preservation gathered in 2018 to dialogue around “Racism & Resistance," led by local community leaders of color.

6 differently sized photos of colorful artifacts including posters, videos, buttons, and a dress

Still Fighting For Our Lives:
A History of HIV/AIDS in Philadelphia

Researcher & Consultant

A multimedia exhibition from the John J. Wilcox, Jr. LGBT Archives commemorating 30 years of HIV/AIDS activism in Philadelphia. Curated by elder activists, local scholars, and community leaders.

several diagrams, historical timelines, and a family tree of activists

The Semiotics of Sex:
A History of Queer Identity Politics

Creator

A multiplatform digital history project honoring the 150th anniversary of queer German activist Karl Heinrich Ulrich's public demonstration. Showcases different methods for interpretation, such as virtual heritage and textual analysis.

6 differently sized photos of old manuscripts, display cases, and a large screen

"One Manly Soul":
White Masculinities in Late Colonial America

Creator

An exhibition at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania examining race, gender, and power in late colonial America. Uses materials from the Digital Paxton Project to document the pamphlet war of 1764.

a screenshot of a digital timeline, with a photo of 2 people holding hands, one standing in a suit, the other seated in a robe

LGBTQ Activism & Organizing Timeline on OutHistory.org

Researcher & Consultant

An online, transnational timeline and bibliography of queer activism, organizing, and resistance curated by Jonathan Ned Katz. Created for the 2016 Gay American History @ 40 conference; now crowdsourcing contributions.

Public Annotations

Researcher & Consultant

An open-access research program from the VCU Institute for Contemporary Art, curated by Amber Esseiva. Fostering knowledge production through dialogue, audiences write in the margins of exhibitions' key texts and didactics. Part of the "Erotic Consumption: Sex, Desire, & Propagation" series.