MacEwan exhibit Faces of Exile uncovers Italy’s forgotten queer prisoners
Faces of Exile: The Arrusi and the Policing of Gender and Sexuality art exhibit appears in the John L. Haar Library In 1939, 45 men between the ages of 18 and 54 were rounded up in the Italian province of Catania and its surrounding area. They were arrested under charges of “passive pederasty,” which entails a crime against masculinity, morality, and jeopardizing the “Italian race”. They were then subjected to invasive medical exams before being exiled to the island of San Domino. Fast forward to around three years ago, when Italian photographer Luana Rigolli stumbled across a book containing an interview with one of these men. Intrigued, she reached out to the authors for more information, but was shut down. However, she didn’t...
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Ambassador program looking for interested students
Applications for the MacEwan Ambassador program open in March, and students are encouraged to apply early. The Ambassador program is a leadership program based on volunteer service....
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