Join artist Sarah Joy Ford in conversation with Daniel Fountain and Jana Funke, celebrating Mary Gordon's historical fiction about the Ladies of the Llangollen.
Join us to revisit one of the greatest queer love stories of all time – perfect for Valentine’s Day!
Lurid Editions is an independent publisher reprinting forgotten books. Chase of the Wild Goose, Mary Gordon’s homage to the Ladies of Llangollen, is their first publication.
Sarah-Joy Ford is an Artist, Post-Graduate Researcher and Associate Lecturer at Manchester School of Art. Her craft focuses on textiles to explore queer communities, histories and archives.
Dr Daniel Fountain (he/they) is an artist, creative producer and Lecturer in Art History and Visual Culture at the University of Exeter. His main artistic focus is on themes of marginality and queerness through textiles.
Professor Jana Funke teaches English and Sexuality studies at the University of Exeter. Her research focuses on modernist literature and culture, the history of sexuality, sexual science and medicine, and feminist studies and queer theory.
Cost: Free
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