# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Queer Futurisms: Identity, Culture and Critique
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am – Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 04:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: The 2026 Stephen O Murray SymposiumAbout this EventJames Madison College hosts the 2026 Stephen O. Murray Symposium, a daylong gathering of scholars and community members to explore the past, present and future of LGBTQ+ life and scholarship. This year’s theme, “Queer Futurisms: Identity, Culture, and Critique,” brings together scholars from across the U.S. and a nationally recognized drag artist for presentations spanning qualitative research, personal narrative and performance ethnography.Attend in person or online via Zoom.Session 1: Friendship, Community, Pride, and Critique9:45 to 11:45 a.m.Presider: Christopher T. Conner• “Bonding in Murray’s Gay Male Friendships”Presented by Salvador Vidal-Ortiz, Professor of Sociology, University of Connecticut• “Race, Racism and the Future of Gay Pride,”Presented by C. Winter Han, Professor of Sociology, Middlebury College• “After the Gayborhood: Stephen O. Murray and the Problem of Gay Urban Space”Presented by Theo Greene, Associate Professor and Chair of Sociology, Bowdoin College• “Gay Places, Queer Futures”Presented by Greggor Mattson, Professor of Sociology, Oberlin CollegeSession 2: Identity, Belonging, and the Future3:30 to 5:45 p.m.Presider: C. Winter Han• “‘We Will Win’: What I Learned by Reading The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions, with a Queer Reading Group”Presented by Vanessa Panfil, Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University• “Library Joy and Digital Literary Activism on #BookTok and Beyond”Presented by Anthony Boynton, University of Kansas• “Queer Foretold: Sociological Futurology and Sexual Futurities”Presented by Desmond Francis Goss, Assistant Professor of Sociology, George Washington University• “By the Grace of Drag Queens Go I”Presented by Christopher T. Conner, Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Missouri-Columbia• “What Makes a Man a Man” (performance)Presented by Tajma Stetson, Drag Artist and Professional ClarinetistAgenda🕑: 09:45 AM - 11:45 AMFriendship, Community, Pride and CritiqueHost: Salvador Vidal-Ortiz (He/Him), University of ConnecticutInfo: Four scholars examine the history and future of LGBTQ+ communities, friendships, and gathering spaces — from the bonds Murray built with fellow scholars to the evolving role of gay neighborhoods and pride events. 🕑: 03:45 PM - 05:45 PMIdentity, Belonging and The FutureHost: Vanessa R. Panfil (She/Her)Info: Five presenters turn toward personal narrative and the future, exploring queer joy, literature, digital resistance and the role of drag in LGBTQ+ culture. This session will close with a performance by Tajma Stetson.
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## Event venue details

- **city**: East Lansing
- **state**: MI
- **country**: United States
- **location**: James Madison College
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- **full address**: James Madison College, 842 Chestnut Road, East Lansing, United States

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- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 10:00 am (-04:00)
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