Club Kali, a historic safe space for the South Asian LGBTQ+ community, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a series of outputs including events, oral history interviews, a podcast series, archive creation and an exhibition at Islington Museum. These events honour the club’s role in fostering inclusion, resilience, and community over the decades.
We are seeking 3-4 students to undertake archival research in collaboration with the Bishopsgate Institute. This is an exciting opportunity to work with the largest LGBTQ+ archive in the UK and increase representation for the South Asian LGBTQ+ community in the archive. Students will be supported with archiving training, so they feel confident collecting and cataloguing materials.
- Undertake archiving training on April 23rd.
- Collect, sort and catalogue materials related to the South Asian LGBTQ+ community.
- Work with the Bishopsgate Institute to add these materials to the existing archive.
- Create a cohesive narrative from the materials.
- Liaise with the Exhibition team to suggest archival materials for display.
Further ‘hands-on’ training will be arranged via our project partners once the teams have been established (e.g. exhibition curation or podcast production).