Walls have Ears: The Stories of Montreal’s LGBTQ2S+ Spaces
Exhibit curated by V. Samoylenko
(fall 2021)
with added material by M. Daigle (summer 2021)
with added material by V. Samoylenko (winter 2022)
Introduction
Taking inspiration from homosexual mapping projects Queering the Map and Mapping Montreal's Queer Spaces , the project seeks to not only put the diverse experiences of LGBTQ2S+ people on a map, but also to render them audible and combine unlike types of media. The project presents oral history narrations as well as historical capsules about key queer neighbourhoods. As such, it highlights spaces that are important for the interview participants all while providing historical context to Montreal’s LGBTQ2S+ spaces and communities.
The exhibit is a pilot project: it is a testament to what is possible to reach in terms of widespread history exhibits even in pandemic conditions. Even with limited time, resources and spaces explored, the exhibit highlights the sometimes opposing realities that exist or have existed for LGBTQ2S+ people. Like our hold memory, the project combines multiple times and spaces in a simultaneous conduct. Hopefully, the pro
Fearful Symmetries
Reprinted from The Case of the Persevering Maltese: Calm Essays. Chicago and Normal, IL: Dalkey Archive Press, 2003. 55-65.
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je suis belge, et alors ?
English
je suis belge, et alors ?
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bon, tu es africain et je suis européen, et alors ?
English
fine you’re an african and i am an european - now what?
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oui, je suis gay. et je suis ougandais.
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yes, i am gay. and ugandan.
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et alors je suis sorti.
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and so i went out.
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Describing issues in society and possible solutions in French
Key points about describing issues in society and achievable solutions
indirect object pronoun An indirect object pronoun replaces a noun that is the indirect object in a sentence, eg ‘I give an apple to the man’ becomes ‘I give him an apple’.replace nounThe name of a thing such as an object, a place or a person. Nouns are often described as naming words. to avoid repetition and are useful when talking about possible solutions to social issues.
Build up vocabulary on problems, workable solutions and politics to talk about social issues.
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Vocabulary - Social issues and possible solutions
Useful vocabulary to help with understanding and describing social issues include:
French
English
crisis
unemployment
freedom
homelessness
hunger
drugs
violence
lack of accommodation/(housing)
poverty
inequality
security/safety
theft/flight
For example:
- Inequality in society is not fair.
- Violence in the streets is really terrible.
- The residents her
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comma ci, comma ca
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je suis furieux!!!!!
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je suis vraiment heureux!
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i'm so clever,"
French
je suis tellement malin."
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