“Queer Spaces and D*ke Bars” with Jack Gieseking

A whole entire episode about thriving queer spaces? I know I’ve been waiting for it. Come follow Jack Gieseking and I down the queerness hole, through the d*king glass, right into C+ntoland. The extraordinarily lovely Jack and I chat about transdisciplinarity, queer geographies, Eve Sedgwick, accessibility, hot water bottles and lesbian poetry. Jack explains what queers want from their spaces, why we crave novelty, what constellations are and, most importantly, why d*ke and lesbian bars are neither dead nor dying.Have you come across any poems or zines about d*ke bars? Please let Jack and I know on Twitter: @jgieseking and @queerlitpodcast. You can also find Jack on Mastodon and Instagram and look at pictures of the podcast cats on Instagram.CW: transphobia, homophobia, antiqueerness and illness References:http://jgieseking.org/A Queer New York: Geographies of Lesbians, Dykes, and Queers, 1983-2008 (NYU Press, 2020)Gender, Sexuality and Space Reading Listhttp://jgieseking.org/current-projects/gender-sexuality-space-reading-list/Eve SedgwickCindi KatzNancy K. MillerMartin ManalansanKath WestonJack Halberstam’s In A Queer Time and PlaceJoelle Taylor’s C+not & Othered PoemsCaroline Bird’s Air YearPat Parker’s “Where Will You Be” (1978) https://soundcloud.com/ajmcclenon/pat-parker-where-will-you-beThe Lexington ClubShe BarJack Gieseking’s D*ke Bars: Queer Trans Spaces for the End TimesMagnus HirschfeldThe MarlboroughVanilla (@ vanillagirlsmcr )Melissa Wright’s Disappearing Women and Other Myths of Global CapitalismFemicideThe Ruby Fruit ( @therubyfruit ) #ResearchInFocus Jack Gieseking (video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzc43-l2BIACT UPLesbian AvengersQueer Nation“Queer Data” with Carl Bonner-Thompson https://www.spreaker.com/episode/48558974Metronormativity“Queer Cities” with Davy Knittlehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/46141754Cait McKinney’s Information Activism Questions you should be able to respond to after listening: How does Jack describe environmental psychology and which other fields of research influence their work?In Jack’s approach, how are locations in books or films relevant to queer geographies? Are you familiar with any literary or media representations of queer spaces? What are Jack’s thoughts about common narratives of lesbian/d*ke bars?What are ‘constellations’ in Jack’s work?We talk about the contrasts between digital and physical queer spaces and constant versus ephemeral queer venues. Are any of these significant in your life?