Gay men magazine archive#
Bell holds BA and MA degrees in sociology, and a BS degree in business.Ījamu (panelist) is a fine art photographic artist–scholar, archive curator, and radical sex activist with a 25+ year track record of exhibiting in museums, galleries and alternative art spaces worldwide. In March 2015, the Los Angeles City Council passed a resolution commending him for Exceptional Achievement and Dedication. Among his many honors, he is recipient of a Premier Print Award - known colloquially as a Benny - the most prestigious award in the printing trade, equivalent to the Oscar and Grammy. He has edited three books and appeared in the Los Angeles Times. For 11 years, Bell was the film critic at the Los Angeles Sentinel. At present, the firm concentrates on graphic design and custom publishing with a special focus on developing materials for non-profit organizations that target underserved communities. In 1977 he founded Gaysweek, New York City’s first mainstream weekly lesbian and gay newspaper and the first owned by an African American. Every reasonable effort will be made to provide reasonable accommodations in an effective and timely manner.įor Additional Inquiries email Bell (panelist) is president of BLK Publishing Company, Inc., founded in 1988 to publish magazines targeted to the black lesbian and gay community. Please send requests at least 7 days prior to the event. Individuals who require accommodations for this event may contact the Africana Research Cluster at or fill out the question regarding accessibility below. The event is cosponsored by: ONE Archives at USC Libraries, Roski School of Art and Design, Department of Gender and Sexuality Studies, Levan Institute for the Humanities, ASE's Race, Gender, Sexuality Research Cluster, and the Publicly Active Graduate Education Fellowship through Imagining America.Ĭlosed captioning is available for the event. This event is presented by the American Studies and Ethnicity (ASE) Department as well as the Department's Africana Research Cluster.
Gay men magazine series#
Moreover, the panel is an opportunity to foreground the national and transnational nature of Black Queer information networks.īlack Gay Mail is part of ASE Commons, A Series on Race, Power, and Critical Thought This panel seeks to augment public and scholarly discourses about the role of print media, aesthetics, and technology in 20th century Black Queer social networks.
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Print media and the postal system served as critical venues for the creators, contributors, and readers at this time to circulate information and images regarding live events unfolding like the first wave of the HIV/AIDS epidemic as well as personal fantasies, manifestos, and updates.