Dr Eleanor Casella

The first North West launch of LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) History Month will take place at the University of Salford on Wednesday, February 3.

The 2010 launch will be marked by a Salford lecture delivered by the University of Manchester’s Dr Eleanor Casella entitled Disgraceful Transactions: A Sexual Economy of Female Prisons in Nineteenth Century Australia.

Drawn from a combination of archival research and excavations, the lecture will explore how the material word of the Ross Female Factory - a nineteenth century colonial prison for exiled British female felons - influenced internal power relations, sexual practices and social relationships amongst the administrators, guards and female inmates.

The lecture is the third in a series of five high profile talks endorsed by Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Hall. They are open to everyone and focus on matters of public interest ranging from human rights to early human ancestry in South Africa.

Vice-Chancellor Professor Martin Hall said:
“Salford is committed to supporting its LGBT students and staff, and it is a privilege to host this important event in honour of the achievements of LGBT people.”

Dr Eleanor Casella said:
“By exploring the diverse complexities of human relationships through the medium of material culture, we can better appreciate the rich lives of LGBT people in both the recent past and today’s society.”

To reserve tickets visit:
tinyurl.com/vclectureLGBT