Want to read what people in the media are saying about the “A Matter of Time” project and the book, “North of the Border: Stories from the A Matter of Time Project”? Here’s a list of press (radio, interviews, profiles) and reviews about the exhibition, book and project. We’ll keep adding to it as the project advances.
If you’re media (corporate, independent, student or citizenjournalist), please contact me, Heather Faulkner, via the contact form at the bottom of the page. Be sure to include your contact details so I can reply. The book can be ordered via University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) or through Mary Ryan’s, Dymocks and other Australian book sellers.
In the Press
UQ: From Camp to Community “But it’s only now that we’re beginning to understand the magnitude of Brisbane’s queer history, with thanks largely to Dr Heather Faulkner and Dr Yorick Smaal from Griffith University.” – Wolfram-J VK
Lesbians on the Loose (LOTL): “These are images that recognize lesbian lives as they are lived in whole.”
Brisbane Times: The women who lived in fear in Sir Joh’s Queensland
Buzzfeed: This Woman is Documenting the Lives and Loves of Older Lesbians
Huffington Post: The Lives And Loves Of Older Lesbians Who Grew Up In An Unfortunate Era
Brisbane Times: Queensland lesbians reflect on life under Sir Joh’s ‘authoritarian’ state
ABC Radio Gold Coast: Heather Faulkner’s Story: What does it mean to be queer on the GC? (from 1989 – 2015)
Griffith News: Crowd Funding Campaign Aims to Preserve LGBTIQ History
The Girl Crowd: Episode 6 Dr Heather Faulkner
Jeanne Magazine: Heather Faulkner est partie à la rencontre de nos aînées du Queensland
Exhibition Reviews:
“…a charged and evocative statement about the circumstances, situations and legacies of lesbian women living in the state of Queensland.”
-Dr Doug Spowart with a contribution from Victoria Cooper in Wot We Did
Click HERE to read the review
“A moving photo documentary about the lives of eight lesbians residing in Queensland.”
-Alice Bopf in Concrete Playground
Click HERE to read the review
Exhibition Interview:
Documenting 8 lesbians who lived through QLD’s ultra-conservative government
– Ellie Freeman, journalist, CitizenJ and 4EB Radio
Click HERE for Media Release.
Radio Interview:
Click HERE to listen to the 3RRR interview about the book, “North of the Border: Stories from the A Matter of Time Project”. It’s a great little interview about the background to the book, the A Matter of Time Project, and its future directions! Thanks to super-interviwer, Jess Lilly! Scrub ahead to 18:30
