ABSTRACT

“Changes and Challenges of the Archives” is based on a still-in-progress master’s thesis that I will complete by May 2021 at Sarah Lawrence College. The purpose of this article is not to come to any conclusions about the challenges of researching lesbian history during the COVID-19 pandemic but, rather, to explore how these world circumstances have further complicated the labor required of a lesbian historian. Many elements of this thesis and research are still in flux, including my investigation of the role race played in creating and developing a sexually deviant, criminalized definition of lesbian(ism). My ultimate hope is that this paper provides some valuable knowledge for my queer historian comrades and sparks a dialogue that can benefit historians who are continuing their research through debilitating circumstances.

摘要

“档案的变化与挑战”基于我将于 2021 年 5 月在莎拉劳伦斯学院完成的仍在进行中的硕士论文。本文的目的不是就 COVID-19 大流行期间研究女同性恋历史的挑战得出任何结论，而是探讨这些世界环境如何使女同性恋历史学家所需的劳动进一步复杂化。本论文和研究的许多要素仍在不断变化，包括我对种族在创造和发展性变态的、定罪的女同性恋定义中所扮演的角色的调查。我的最终希望是，这篇论文为我的酷儿历史学家同志们提供了一些有价值的知识，并引发了一场对话，使那些在衰弱的环境中继续研究的历史学家受益。