Elio Colavito
@eliocolavito
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(they/he) trans history.
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Joined September 2021
Hey Tricks & Treats! @eliocolavito and I are happy (and sad!) to announce the final entry for this year’s Whorestory speaker series on November 13th from 12:10-2pm EST. Join us at this talk for, “’Sex Work is Work, Duh!’: Organizing and Understanding Sex Worker Labour(s).”
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We’re back! @eliocolavito and I are announcing the second talk in Whorestory: A Sex Worker Speaker Series! On October 16th 12:10-2 pm EST join us in-person or over Zoom for “Erotic Educations: Methods, Ethics, and the Politics of Survival” 1/3
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In collaboration with @eliocolavito we are so excited to announce the inaugural talk in Whorestory: A Sex Worker Speaker Series! On September 25th 12:10-2 pm EST join us in-person or over Zoom for "Ho[e]ldings: Accessing Sex Worker Knowledges!"1/3
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Hamas is globally condemned. Your condemnation of Hamas only serves Israel. The blood of ALL civilians is on the hands of Israel. The violence of decolonization is necessitated by the violence of colonial apartheid. FREE PALESTINE
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For Elio Colavito, #OralHistory allows queer and trans people to speak “to and through the historical record” toward a history that allows them to share their own rich lives and experiences. Learn about their important work at https://t.co/zAKCSAeiM5.
#TransDayOfVisibility #TDOV
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If anyone figures out how to think about community care without getting sentimental in the process, let me know!
Author Elio Colavito shares their story of how a love of libraries, an appreciation of affirming library staff, and personal research interests come together in a powerful way. https://t.co/WHCPoF7tWU
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Here’s an inspiring @LibraryJournal article by @eliocolavito around their @GaleCengage-@CLGBTH Non-Residential Fellowship project and how libraries/librarians helped them bring the project together and become a good researcher https://t.co/hLyirt4hOk
@History_UofT #GaleHigherEd
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I’m not the first queer person to say that I was really into Matilda (1996) when I was a child. I loved the scenes of Matilda in awe of her public library, enchanted by the escape it offered from her...
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Queer histories are often overshadowed by the traumas the community experiences, but that’s not all there is. @webspookie spoke with oral historians @eliocolavito and Alisha Stranges on collecting the Pussy Palace’s stories as part of @LGBTQHistory. https://t.co/LDpnkAtdHA
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Over 20 years ago, police raided the Pussy Palace, but this is just a piece of the queer women's bathhouse’s story
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"Collect, archive and publish" are three phases of oral history - each step having expansive avenues, but we need to think critically about "publish" to reach the right audiences. @eliocolavito on social media challenges to queer history public engagement - and the move to blogs
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@eliocolavito and the Collab's Peter Luo sat down to talk about prototyping an interactive site for the PPOHP digital exhibition and the value of user-centric web design!" Check out "Bringing Publics to the Palace" on our site! Link in bio
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@eliocolavito is back with a new iteration of Traversing Temporalities, a monthly interview series! Stay tuned for interviews with community members and researchers to learn more about amazing QTOH projects and the brilliant narrators and thinkers behind them. Coming Sept 2nd!!!
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Are you a @UofT student? Do you have a passion for the LGBTQ2+ past? Are you invested in reaching broader publics with historical research, through an intersectional lens?
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@eliocolavito is back with a new post from the Traversing Temporalities series! In "Trans Testimony on TikTok: An Interview with Mardi Pieronek," Elio chats with TikTok famous trans elder @mardipantz about social media and accessible trans history. On our site, link in bio!
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Would you look at that?! Another blog post from our Traversing Temporalities series, curated by @eliocolavito. This week, read "Twin Peeks: Ad Hoc Oral History in the Belly of the Castro" on our website! Link in bio.
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If anyone's in town for #qhc22 and wants to meet up, DM me! Alternatively, come listen to my presentation on trans resource sharing and mutual aid and say hi.
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If you're going to San Francisco, be sure to wear some flowers in your hair 🎵. Three of our Collab team members are presenting papers at the Queer History Conference 2022 by @GLBTHistory from June 12-15 at San Francisco State University.
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Happy Fri-YAY! That can only mean one thing: it's Traversing Temporalities day! Collab members Elio Colavito and Alisha Stranges have co-written this week's entry, entitled "When Memory Gets Wiggy." Link to read is, as always, in our bio. ⚡
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Meet the COLLABORATORY TEAM MEMBERS who'll be hosting next week's event, TALKING SEX: Engaging with the Pussy Palace Oral Histories. Swipe through to meet Alisha, Elio, and Ayo!
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ONE WEEK FROM TODAY! Join us as Collaboratory members and Pussy Palace community narrators join to present TALKING SEX: Engaging with the Pussy Palace Oral Histories. Zoom info in our bio 😻🎀👑
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Check out the incredible line up of guest speakers for the 2022 Oral History Summer Institute! Registration is open! Please share widely. @SarahANickel @DrLindseyD @ElspethHBrown @eliocolavito @NtUrAvrgCistory @LGBTQHistory @AElafros @prete_tiffany @SellyThiam @fieldkendra
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