Nan Alamilla Boyd and Horacio N. Roque Ramírez are in the process of completing a book proposal
for an exciting edited anthology project focusing on the uses of oral history research in LGBT/Queer history. Collectively many scholars and activists have been carrying out critical work in the field through oral histories since the 1970s, and many of us know quite well how central these oral histories have been in framing our analyses and narratives. Yet, there has been very little explicit reflection on the ways in
which LGBT/Queer histories have employed oral history methods; how differently insider/outsider
dynamics play themselves out in this queerly specific process; how LGBT/Queer narrators' subjectivity works its way into the recording, availability, and uses of their memories; or how race, class, gender, nation, and religion, among other dimensions, intersect with these memories of sexuality and desire across history.

We are looking for a distinct group of participants whose collective work represents a broad and multi-generational spectrum of subjects, regional foci, and communities studied. We have initiated formal dialogue with the editors of two respected book series on oral histories and have received great interest to
develop the full proposal we are now finalizing. While still in the early stages of development, the project will argue for having engaged contributions that include both a 5-10 page selection of an edited oral history transcript and a 10-15-page accompanying essay reflecting on that single interview through whatever approach the contributor chooses.

If interested in submitting a proposal, please respond by March 1, 2008 with a one-page abstract
or interest statement that includes a tentative title for your contribution, key points or arguments to be developed, and a description of the oral history selection to be included. Please also attach a one-to-two-page c.v. that includes your use of oral history methods.

We thank you for your interest.

Nan Alamilla Boyd
San Francisco State University
alamilla@sfsu.edu

Horacio N. Roque Ramírez
University of California, Santa Barbara
roqueramirez@chicst.ucsb.edu