Event in spoken German, Location: Room 2, Admission: 7 euros (reduced rate: 4 euros)

“It’s not a passive archive, but a living space of queer kinship,” says Jennifer Evans, a queer historian at Carleton University in Ottawa and a “heavy user” of our collections. “Here, history isn’t merely managed—it’s renegotiated every day. That’s why I’m thrilled to present my book at the Schwules Museum.”

We are also very pleased to present the hot-off-the-press German translation of her award-winning work here. In it, Evans traces the conflicts—as contentious as they are productive—surrounding sexualities and genders in art, politics, and everyday life in East, West, and reunified Germany since 1945. She also examines the gaps in historiography and archives, thereby opening up perspectives that are sometimes surprising and always enlightening—not least regarding the holdings of our own collections. And because history—including queer history—is the result of collective negotiations, Evans has invited “special guests.” Together with them, she will explore how historical research can contribute to shaping a radically intersectional future.

Jennifer V. Evans, Eine queere Art der Geschichte. Queeres Leben in Deutschland nach dem Faschismus, Suhrkamp TB 2026

500 p., 28 EUR

Date of publication: 30.09.2026