Sessions in which Ben Lapierre participates
Saturday 28 May, 2022
Time Zone: (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
9:00 AM
9:00 AM -
9:20 AM |
20 minutes
What role has the department store played in shaping Canadian identity, and how has its built environment been reappropriated by queer folk to queer ends? From its overtly colonial origins of 1670 to its merger with American corporations in 2006, the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC) has always been a space for buying and selling goods, but what about other exchanges of goods that happen behind the thin walls of bathrooms in HBC department stores? To date, scholarship has focused primarily on the...