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Trap Door: Trans Cultural Production and the Politics of Visibility

Editor: Reina Gossett, Eric A. Stanley, Johanna Burton | Reference: P4076 | ISBN: 9-780262-036603 | Type: Publication

Delves into themes as wide-ranging yet interconnected as beauty, performativity, activism, and police brutality. Collectively, they attest to how trans people are frequently offered “doors”—entrances to visibility and recognition—that are actually “traps,” accommodating trans bodies and communities only insofar as they cooperate with dominant norms.

Part of the Library of Performing Rights (P3041).

The Star of the Show: Trademark, theatricality and ‘the grandmother of performance art’

Artist/Author: Bryony White | Reference: A0881 | Type: Article

Explores how Marina Abramović has subtly incorporated the law to her economic and professional advantage.

From Brass Bands to Buskers: Street Music in the UK

Artist/Author: Elizabeth Bennett, George McKay | Reference: P4013 | Type: Publication

Report about the Arts and Humanities Resarch Council funded prject.

Homosexuality: Power and Politics

Editor: The Gay Left Collective | Reference: P3644 | ISBN: 9781788732406 | Type: Publication

After the leading organisations of radical sexual politics imploded or dissolved, the Gay Left Collective formed a research group to make sense of the changing terrain of sexuality and politics. Its goal was to formulate a rigorous Marxist analysis of sexual oppression, while linking the struggle against homophobia with a wider array of struggles, all under the banner of socialism.

Come Together: The Years of Gay Liberation 1970-73

Editor: Aubrey Walter | Reference: P3643 | ISBN: 9781788732376 | Type: Publication

Tells the incredible story of the emerging radicalism of the Gay Liberation Front, providing a vivid history of the movement, as well as the new ideas and practices it gave rise to across the United Kingdom.

Copyright for Archivists and Records Managers

Artist/Author: Tim Padfield | Reference: P3659 | ISBN: 978-1856049290 | Type: Publication

This comprehensive manual outlines copyright law in the UK with special reference to materials relevant to archive and records collections such as maps, legal records, records of local authorities, records of churches and faiths, most notably unpublished works. It also offers advice on rights in the electronic environment and the problems associated with rights clearance; and covers related areas such as moral rights and rights in databases.

How Do You Write a Risk Assessment for Lips of Thomas?

Artist/Author: Matthew Cornford | Editor: Ric Allsopp and Michael Hiltbrunner | Reference: A0734

Art students who experiment, think differently and take risks are often praised for their efforts. But what happens when students become interested in developing performance-based work involving risk of injury and physical pain?

Violent Borders: Refugees and the Right to Move

Artist/Author: Reece Jones | Reference: P3125 | ISBN: 978-1784784713 | Type: Publication

Jones travels the border regions of the world, documenting the billions of dollars spent on border security projects, and their dire consequences for the majority of the people in the world.

Part of the Study Room Guide on Live Art and Displacement (P3107).

Speaking of I.M.E.L.D.A

Editor: various | Reference: A0662 | Type: Article

Speaking of Ireland Making England the Legal Destination for Abortion is a London-based, direct-action feminist performance group, challenging the restrictions placed on abortion services in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland and campaigning for access to safe, legal and free abortion services globally. Contains FAQ about the group, and a list of talks, events, exhibitions, activities, actions, and articles.
In Misc folder 5B.