# data[].attributes.body
After meeting with the group and sharing our initial ideas, we unanimously decided that Chloe's idea, broadly about contraception, the history of contraception, and/or the changing attitudes throughout time towards contraception was the most compelling.

Some possible ideas that we spoke about and could work with:

The history of contraception

Changing ideas of contraception

Medical advances in contraception

Political implications of contraception

# data[].attributes.body
The history of contraception

defining different eras of thought and attitudes about sexual health and contraception

medieval methods, modern forms of

Changing ideas of contraception

Politics of changing attitudes of contraception

Changing ideas around sex education-validity of the source

Increased accessibility of contraception and sexual health to include LGBTQ+ specific needs and access for disabled people

sex and society, sex diversity

the difference between sex education done by queer people for queer people and sex education done by government bodies.

# data[].attributes.headline
possible big idea statement ideas i wrote

# data[].attributes.subject
possible big idea statement ideas i wrote

# data[].attributes.body
1. The AIDS epidemic contributed to changing attitudes and beliefs around contraception and sexual health, resulting in new medical research, policies, and cultural norms.

2. The AIDS epidemic largely influenced the ways that medicine, government, and society think about educating the public about sexual health.

3. The way we think about sexual health has changed drastically from the 1980s to now. This exhibition displays the ways that the AIDS epidemic transformed the way we view sex education.

4. This exhibition aims to chart the changes in attitudes towards sex education from the onset of the AIDs epidemic to the present.

5. The sex education work of the LGBTQ community was crucial to the changing view about sexual health during and after the AIDS epidemic.

6. The knowledge and advocacy of the LGBTQ community during the AIDS epidemic contributed to changing attitudes about sex education.

# data[].attributes.body
phrenology, racist/misogynist/abelist science, classification and overview.

I found that the Wellcome Collection has many items that relate to the history of mental and physical illness. Particularly, I found a few objects on Phrenology that I found interesting, especially in connection to the ideas in the brief about museums' history of colonisation, racism, and imperialism that affect how we display and collect objects now. The objects in this section reflect Western medicine's racist and eugenic histories, particularly through the practice of Phrenology in the 19th century, and how this practice was used for racist, sexist, and ableist ends.

# data[].attributes.body
Sexual health communication done by gay men for gay men during the height of the AIDS pandemic took a different approach from official and government communication, changing the way that sexual health marketing appears now.

# data[].attributes.body
notable figures, men, European. simplified categorization of entire peoples.

# data[].attributes.body
This overview could be helpful for the group for clarification on key terms, definitions, and historical context of phrenology.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
phrenology, the study of the conformation of the skull as indicative of mental faculties and traits of character, especially according to the hypotheses of Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828), a German doctor, and such 19th-century adherents as Johann Kaspar Spurzheim (1776-1832) and George Combe (1788-1858). Phrenology enjoyed great popular appeal well into the 20th century but has been wholly discredited by scientific research.

The principles upon which phrenology was based were five: (1) the brain is the organ of the mind; (2) human mental powers can be analyzed into a definite number of independent faculties; (3) these faculties are innate, and each has its seat in a definite region of the surface of the brain; (4) the size of each such region is the measure of the degree to which the faculty seated in it forms a constituent element in the character of the individual; and (5) the correspondence between the outer surface of the skull and the contour of the brain-surface beneath is sufficiently close to enable the observer to recognize the relative sizes of these several organs by the examination of the outer surface of the head.

The system of Gall was constructed by a method of pure empiricism, and his so-called organs were identified on quite specious grounds. Having arbitrarily selected the place of a faculty, he examined the heads of his friends and casts of persons with that peculiarity in common, and in them he sought for the distinctive feature of their characteristic trait. Some of his earlier studies were made among inmates of jails and lunatic asylums, and some of the traits that he presumed to detect were "criminal." These he named after their excessive manifestations, mapping out organs of murder, theft, and so on. However, the names were changed by Spurzheim to align with more moral and religious considerations. Gall marked out on his model of the head the places of 26 organs as round enclosures with vacant interspaces. Spurzheim and Combe divided the whole scalp into oblong and conterminous patches identified by various designations, such as amativeness, philoprogenitiveness, concentrativeness, adhesiveness, combativeness, destructiveness, secretiveness, acquisitiveness, constructiveness, self-esteem, love of approbation, cautiousness, benevolence, veneration, conscientiousness, firmness, hope, wonder, ideality, wit, imitativeness, individuality, form perception, size perception, weight perception, colour perception, locality perception, number perception, order perception, memory of things, time perception, tune perception, linguistic perception, comparative understanding, and metaphysical spirit.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Phrenology | History, Theory, & Pseudoscience

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Phrenology, the study of the conformation of the skull as indicative of mental faculties and traits of character, especially according to the hypotheses of Franz Joseph Gall and 19th-century adherents Johann Kaspar Spurzheim and George Combe. Phrenology has since been discredited by scientific research.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
History of condoms from animal to rubber

# data[].attributes.headline
History of Condoms from Animal to Rubber

# data[].attributes.subject
History of Condoms from Animal to Rubber

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Condoms have been with us for thousands of years, but the original condoms probably weren't all that good for safe sex. Though tortoiseshell, animal intestine and linen have all been used to make them, it was Charles Goodyear's discovery of vulcanised rubber in 1839 that brought condoms to the masses.

The first condoms

The first documented use of a condom in Europe was in 1564 by the anatomist Fallopia (who also gave his name to fallopian tubes).

In the 16th century condoms were used primarily to prevent STDs. Syphilis, for example, was often fatal and raged through Europe for over 300 years. But with the discovery of spermatozoa in the 17th century, the Church became outraged over the use of barriers impeding their progress. By the 18th century, the condom's reputation amongst medical professionals had firmly been cemented as a tool for philanderers, prostitutes and the immoral.

Despite this, they proved quite popular among the upper and middle classes. The working classes finally gained access to condoms in the 19th century, thanks to Mr Goodyear 's discovery of vulcanised rubber in 1839.

In Japan and China, condoms were in use before the 15th century. In the former, condoms were made of tortoiseshell and, later, thin leather. In China they were made out of oiled paper or lamb intestines. They didn't differ much from condoms in 18th-century Europe, which were made out of linen or animal intestine.

They were often one-size-fits-all and had to be dipped in water before use. The condom market in the 18th century was dominated by two rivals, a Mrs Phillips and a Mrs Perkins, but there was a 'simple' recipe to make your own at home if you were so inclined.

Female condoms

The first female condom was reputed to have been used over 2,000 years ago in Ancient Greece. As the result of a curse, King Minos ejaculated snakes and scorpions, which usually killed his partners. Finally his physician came up with the idea of inserting the bladder of a goat into his lovers, thus catching all the poisonous beasts before they could do any damage.

Although this story may not be true, what is true is that Marie Stopes, a 20th century birth-control activist and supporter of positive eugenics, promoted one of the first female condoms in 1923. It was made of thick, vulcanised rubber with a steel coil rim. Like other rubber contraceptives at the time, it could be washed and reused.

The first modern female condom was released in 1993 and from the start suffered a PR problem. Women found it strange to look at, difficult to insert, and feared it 'rustled' during use. The media were generally disinterested in its many advantages and instead chose to ridicule it to their audience. At one point it was even likened to Edvard Munch's ' The Scream'.
MORE: Why UK phone boxes became noticeboards for business cards selling sexual services in the 1980s

In 1998 things started to look up. The manufacturer Wisconsin Pharmacal received a petition from Zimbabwe signed by 30,000 women asking for the condom to be made available in their country. As the developed world was deriding it, the developing world had sat up in attention. In places where women had little access to medical care and little bodily agency, a condom that was female-controlled, could be inserted many hours before sex and be safely reused found itself a home.

Origin of the word condom

Where the name 'condom' came from, no one knows. It could have come from a town in France; it could have been named after a physician to King Charles II; it could have originated in the Latin language. There is no real agreement on its etymology.

What is known is that 'condum' was first penned in a poem in 1706 and, later, 'condon' turned up in a literary journal in 1709. The rest of the time, the humble condom has been known by many different names, such as the male sheath, gloves, armour, the English riding coat, French letter and machine.

Attitudes to condoms

Both Casanova and the Marquis de Sade wrote about condoms. The former said that the inventor 'must have been a good man'. Freud wasn't a fan, although he felt it was preferable to coitus interruptus. Jane Austen recommended separate beds over any sort of contraception. The Catholic Church only grudgingly accepted the use of condoms in 2010 and then only to prevent serious disease, such as HIV.

The National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles ( Natsal) conducted three surveys of sexual habits in 1990, 2000 and 2010. It turns out condoms are becoming more popular as the decades go by, particularly among men with new partners.

In the 21st century, both the female condom and the regular condom are going through a revolution. The female condom market has suddenly become competitive, which means women may have more choices in the future. Similarly, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, tired of the boring old condom design, gave 11 condom designers $100,000 each to develop something new. It's exciting times for those who like to play safely.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
History of condoms from animal to rubber

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Come on a journey from the first recorded condoms in the 16th century to the modern female condoms in the 1990s - and everything in between.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
Getting around the rules of sex education

# data[].attributes.headline
Getting around the rules of sex education

# data[].attributes.subject
Getting around the rules of sex education

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Outside the classroom, teenagers with a little money - or a friend or sibling with a little money - could access fairly explicit sex education through the health and problem pages of glossy teenage magazines - without the need of a rebellious teacher or parental consent. Launched in the early 1980s, new teenage magazines such as MIZZ and Just Seventeen enjoyed huge circulation figures.

These magazines, while often suggesting homosexual desire in teenagers was perhaps a 'phase', nonetheless presented it to teenagers as a natural and enjoyable part of the human experience, defending a teenager's right to sexuality and answering questions like, "How do lesbians make love?" frankly (albeit often a little clumsily) and without condemnation.

The explanation of sex acts, and what potential dangers they might carry, formed a substantial part of the discussion on the health and problem pages of these magazines - indeed, this content was a mainstay before and after the passing of Section 28. The openness of teenage magazines eventually caught the attention of the tabloid press, resulting in a minor moral panic, a (failed) bill put forward by Conservative MP Peter Luff to place age limits on teenage magazines in 1995, and the creation of the Teenage Magazine Arbitration Panel - an industry body that monitored the sexual content in teenage magazines.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Getting around the rules of sex education

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
What should we and shouldn't we teach our teens about sex, inside and outside of the classroom?

# data[].attributes.headline
the best lovers are good with their hands 

# data[].attributes.subject
the best lovers are good with their hands 

# data[].attributes.body
Advertisement from the British Deaf Association

# data[].attributes.body
Phrenology: Subjectivity and Science

Franz Joseph Gall (1758-1828) popularized phrenology

Johann Spurzheim

Changed the phrenological categories to align with more moral connotations

Phrenology claimed to be able to tell one’s personality traits and mental abilities through the shape of their skull.

An attempt to “identify a relationship between the structure and function of the brain” (https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6385043/#:~:text=Gall%20(1758%2D1828)%20and,and%20function%20of%20the%20brain.)

Therapeutic optimism

James McCune Smith argued that phrenology was a racist pseudoscience whose basis largely relied on notions of white supremacy and racism, borrowed from other sciences.

So what ?

At the time of its popularity, phrenology was seen to be a scientific way of doing psychology. It was debunked and is now seen as a method rooted in eugenic ideas of racism. The categories it was based on were largely pulled from moral (read: religious) concerns rather than medically based considerations.

Subjectivity in science: then and now. We have to constantly review what we believe to be objective truth, as often we see things from a one-sided or not entirely informed perspective. In science, ethical considerations must be upheld when testing and treating, but we also must check for bias at the theoretical level.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
These 11 Innovative Condoms Just Got Grants From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

# data[].attributes.body
This article highlights some of the recent innovation in sexual health research, specifically condoms. Perhaps, we can use this to get ideas about the ways that safe sex has changed due to medical advancements.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
These 11 Innovative Condoms Just Got Grants From The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation want to reinvent the condom to decrease unplanned pregnancy and disease.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.sexandu.ca/contraception/non-hormonal-contraception/#tc3

This object could be interesting to use given the fact that it was common but also has some side effects, so it highlights how new advancements in contraception are not always better or without consequence.

# data[].attributes.headline
Some objections to contraception answered / by Marie Carmichael Stopes

# data[].attributes.subject
Some objections to contraception answered / by Marie Carmichael Stopes

# data[].attributes.body
I found this object that is an interesting historical look at the ways contraception was viewed in the early 20th century.

Some of the objections written about we could address:

Contraception is unnatural.

Contraception will lead to "race suicide" - a product of the eugenic ideas spread at the time

Contraception will lead to lower-quality offspring.

Aesthetic objections as people believed contraception "shock the sense of delicacy in the users" (30).

Use of contraceptives results in barrenness (31).

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Some objections to contraception answered / by Marie Carmichael Stopes.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Credit: Some objections to contraception answered / by Marie Carmichael Stopes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
For as long as people have been having sex, they have been trying to prevent unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Milly Newham looks back at historic methods of contraception, including the dubious and the enduring.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
From douches to diaphragms, and condoms to caps, discover the wide range of contraception methods people have used over the centuries.

# data[].attributes.body
These guides were attempts to provide accessible sex education to young people mostly, but were attacked for portraying nudity and semi-pornographic images.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Brook Advisory Centres used graphic imagery and everyday language in their sex-education guides. While the guides were popular with the young people they were aimed at, they caused controversy among some politicians and the media.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Responses to Brook's sex education guides

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Brook Advisory Centres provided relatable sex-education information to young people, but their popular material sometimes resulted in criticism from politicians and the media.

# data[].attributes.body
Which type(s) of visitor will we hope to attract with our exhibition?

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
Ekarv text guidelines at the Manchester Art Gallery

# data[].attributes.body
We will keep to these conventions when writing text:

One idea expressed per line

Line breaks placed at natural pauses in a sentence

No more than 3 lines per sentence

Simple sentence structures, no complex clauses

Use active forms of the verb where possible

Conversational rhythms, easily spoken out loud

Maximum 52 characters per line (including spaces)

Maximum 8 lines per paragraph

Maximum 15 lines for labels, 22 lines for panels (including spaces)

# data[].attributes.headline
battling the heteronormativity of sex education 

# data[].attributes.subject
battling the heteronormativity of sex education 

# data[].attributes.body
As we think about changing attitudes about sexual health throughout recent history, it is important to think about how sexual health is talked about today, and maybe include that it still has a long way to go. Heteronormativity is a problem that LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people face in medical settings. Sex is talked about in terms of penetration between a male-at-birth person and a female-at-birth person with little nuance. For those who are sexually active outside of the hetero binary, there is little information offered that is relevant to them. This is a problem because these people may be at risk of complications that they are unaware of, or they can feel left without proper care when seeking medical advice.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Mary is a too-sensitive millennial who loves sunlight, books, laughing too loudly and hugs. She writes intersectional articles that focus not only on the challenges, but also the joy of her Blackness, womanhood and queerness. She currently writes for Black Ballad, Diva Magazine and Heroica.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Battling the heteronormativity of sexual health

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
As a queer, Black women, Mary W is sick of the never-ending hetero-cycle of clinic appointments, where her needs and sexuality are always a surprise to the doctor. She calls for a revolution.

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
London lube : make a pass / GMFA.Date:[1995]

# data[].attributes.body
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ceyvccd5/items?canvas=2

This object may be under copyright.

# data[].attributes.body
Mentoring:

Aids epidemic in Britain as a case study in a larger conversation about healthcare messaging and how community approaches to health messaging come across in comparison to government ones

Official NHS messaging versus education done by the LGBTQ+ community

focusing on raising awareness of community knowledge and traditions to address a problem.

Using voices and accounts:

Using written, spoken, filmed materials from outside the Wellcome collection to supplement our big idea. film/video or audio, spoken word, poetry, personal account/autobiographical info.

Think about copyright and issues when using materials from the internet.

Use of comedy, irony, in-group slang

Tone of irreverence

Perhaps a glossary of terms that help

Idea: using Polari as part of our tone of voice for the exhibition

Strategies of audience engagement

How are we welcoming people to engage with the exhibition?

Thinking ahead to week 8 - draft texts- draft title, summary texts, section texts, and individual labels

# data[].attributes.body
Information about Polari, who used it, and how it's used.

Polari traces back to the late 19th century and was used widely during the 20th century, especially in London. The words in Polari draw from other languages, such as French, Yiddish, Italian, and Gaelic. 1

Some words have double-entendre to either hide their meaning within the gay community or to evoke humor. For example, bona, which comes from the Italian, means good in Polari. When speaking, one can play with the meaning of the word a bit.

for example: "Spread your bona all around. Share it with cherished friends and loved ones, and remember the bona deep within you. Look for that bona each and every day."²

A full sentence in Polari, to greet someone: Ello duckie, it's lovely to varda ya eke.³

Watch Julia and Sandy sketches for more examples.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
What is Polari? Polari is a more recent spelling. In the past, it was also known as Palari, Palare, Parlaree or a variety of similar spellings. It is mainly a collection of words, derived from a va…

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
Two men kissing; one wearing a builders safety helmet; advertisement for gay men to use precautions by Gay Men Fighting Aids. Colour lithograph.

# data[].attributes.body
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/yhbxkr9p/items

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

Reference: 666699i

# data[].attributes.attachment_caption
A collage of "camp" motifs, advertising safe gay sex. Colour lithograph by Pfeffer und Salz for the AIDS-Hilfe Schweiz, AIDE Suisse contre le SIDA, and Aiuto AI

# data[].attributes.body
https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qq8r2g6x/items

Date: [between 1990 and 1999]

Reference: 675175i

I really liked this image and thought it would provide a powerful message but it is under copyright so we cannot use it.

# data[].attributes.body
This organization produced a lot of the objects that we were interested in using, based on their tone of voice, visually unique approach, and in-group language and imagery that appealed to the gay community. They formed because they did not feel that the communication from government and official health organisation's was sufficient to reach and influence gay men's choices when it came to sexual health. Their approach uses both comedy and community knowledge to market safe sex to the gay community. For their contributions to sexual health marketing, we thought it would be important to include an organisation like this in our exhibition.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.readable_text
Gay Men Fighting AIDS, also known as the abbreviation GMFA, has a history of speaking honestly and without a filter. Initially finding its feet as a group borne from the frustration and activism of a group of gay men in 1992, GMFA quickly became known for its on the ground, community embedded activism that put the autonomy and control back into the hands of the people and communities that HIV and AIDS were directly impacting.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
GMFA - an archive celebrating over 30 years of Gay Men Fighting AIDS) | GMFA Legacy Archive

# data[].attributes.body
5 million campaign devoted to spreading awareness of how dangerous AIDS is. Uses imagery of doom and death to provoke fear and read the leaflet that was distributed.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.tht.org.uk/news/first-tv-ad-hiv-tombstones-40-years-ago-set-tackle-attitudes-stuck-1980s#:~:text=In%201987%20the%20advert's%20message,life%20just%20like%20anyone%20else'.

This video shows the changing attitudes and gained knowledge from the time the first TV advert about AIDS-the "tombstone" advert-aired. This advert aired in Scotland and focused on the stigmas and false information that persist, even after being debunked, since the height of the AIDS epidemic in the 1980s. Now that medical advancements have been made, the focus of sexual health marketing has shifted from being alarmist about spreading the disease to being informative about the truths about HIV.

# data[].attributes.headline
my object and section descriptions (draft)

# data[].attributes.subject
my object and section descriptions (draft)

# data[].attributes.body
my attempts at using the Ekarv conventions and testing out a humorous tone for our object labels.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.description
Create a new document and edit with others at the same time -- from your computer, phone or tablet. Get stuff done with or without an internet connection. Use Docs to edit Word files. Free from Google.

# data[].attributes.headline
who we're writing to/interpretation strategy

# data[].attributes.subject
who we're writing to/interpretation strategy

# data[].attributes.body
Our audience is the University of Leeds students. This provides us with some parameters already. For example, people may have specialised knowledge about the topic we are covering (maybe health sciences and/or social sciences students). On the other hand, many students at the University are between 18-22 years old and may not have a clear picture of what the height of the AIDS pandemic was like, how people managed, grieved, and forged resilience. This may be a new take on familiar material, or an introduction to a topic.

We need to be mindful of this, as well as of the conventions that shape how we will communicate with our audience. We will adhere to the Ekarv conventions (also in this section) in regards to our object descriptions, introductory and section texts.

# data[].attributes.body
The video is going well and will be able to be shown during the mentoring session on Monday.

Amy and I have started on the object descriptions and will continue throughout the weekend and next week when more objects are added.

A couple group members were tasked with finding more objects for some sections, but so far only one was added.

We also need to draft section descriptions and an introductory text. Amy and I will split the four sections. She will do 1 and 2. I will do 3 and 4.

After mentoring, I think we need to have a clear idea about how we will be working on getting the objects arranged on the Wordpress site.

# data[].attributes.headline
promotional notice and news story notes - what's required

# data[].attributes.subject
promotional notice and news story notes - what's required

# data[].attributes.body
4 of us spoke after class and we decided I will write the promotional notice and Amy will write the news story, which will likely take a reflective approach speaking about how it was to curate this exhibition with our different skills and backgrounds.

promotional notice

Centre for Critical Museum and Heritage Studies website is where our event will go

ccsmgh.leeds.ac.uk

Create a promotional notice about your project

Will tell people how to access your exhibition

Look at past years’ work and how it is done

Name of exhibition, venue, dates, and summary in 200 characters

Further details: engaging and to the point (more info about the exhibition, context that it is curated by us students, include the link, and image caption and credit at the bottom)

Make sure the details let potential audiences know what to expect and why they should visit

Good image is important (need caption and credit details and ALT text)

News story

Can be a more in-depth story about a piece in the exhibition or a reflection about how it was to make this exhibition

Title, main body of text (500 words), strong intro paragraph, written for a public audience, quotes, good image.

Comms.leeds.ac.uk

# data[].attributes.body
Managing different tones in our writing-reflecting the different tones in the different sections of our work

Given that we are focusing on a particular identity group, we should get some perspectives from the represented group.

Thinking about setting up the Wordpress site and visual communication

Fonts-using maybe a more expressive font for headings and readable, simple font for interpretative texts and image captions. I found some on Canva that I will send to the group.

Colours-many of the AIDS advocacy used pink and red in marketing, maybe we use these as our colour scheme

How to organise the exhibition

We should work to choose between pages, scrolling, or embedding a PDF.

Checking that our clips for the video we are using are made for the Family Planning Association, otherwise it is likely that we can’t use it due to copyright.

After mentoring, we put together who will be doing what over the next week.

Promotional notice-Alex

News story-Amy

Wordpress set up and arrangement-Chloe

Making 2 or 3 posters for social media/presentation-Zifei and Alina

# data[].attributes.headline
objects, stories, and ephemera I found after our big idea meeting in preparation for selecting objects ––––>

# data[].attributes.subject
objects, stories, and ephemera I found after our big idea meeting in preparation for selecting objects ––––>

# data[].attributes.headline
we begin to write labels, think about engaging an audience, and creating a cohesive message –––>

# data[].attributes.subject
we begin to write labels, think about engaging an audience, and creating a cohesive message –––>

# data[].attributes.headline
formation of our big idea after our first group meeting –––––>

# data[].attributes.subject
formation of our big idea after our first group meeting –––––>

# data[].attributes.body
We will export this to a PDF on Wordpress to be viewed on 11 December.

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Black and White Elegant Art Gallery Exhibition Presentation

# data[].attributes.headline
exploring the Wellcome Collection, forming ideas I will bring to our first group meeting ––>

# data[].attributes.subject
exploring the Wellcome Collection, forming ideas I will bring to our first group meeting ––>

# data[].attributes.headline
some objects I found for our official object search ––––>

# data[].attributes.subject
some objects I found for our official object search ––––>

# data[].attributes.headline
marketing, social media, and promotion of our exhibition –––>

# data[].attributes.subject
marketing, social media, and promotion of our exhibition –––>

# data[].attributes.headline
Group padlet for object selection, draft object labels and section texts

# data[].attributes.subject
Group padlet for object selection, draft object labels and section texts

# data[].attributes.body
This advert, depicting two labouring omi palones gives us some bona advice--use a condom, use some lube when out for trade! They are, in fact, the tools of the trade.

# data[].attributes.body
Helloooo Sailor! This poster from Gay Men Fighting Aids is a cheeky reminder to stay safe, no matter where you cruise. An irreverent approach like this, produced for gay men by gay men, made condom use feel less like a politically fraught taboo.

After all, who wouldn’t glove up for a dish like this?

# data[].attributes.body
https://wellcomecollection.org/search/images?query=five+men+hold+a+flag&locations.license=cc-by-nc#dzd2yda5

Wage the war on AIDS! Five men work to plant the pride flag into the ground, as though they were soldiers. The image emphasises the strength it takes to conquer AIDS and tells us that it’s possible when we get behind one another in solidarity, anything is possible.

# data[].attributes.body
https://wellcomecollection.org/search/images?query=a+boxer+raises+his+bandaged+fists&locations.license=cc-by-nc#v6cgg639

This tough omi palone reminds us we’ve got what it takes to fight back. The boxer’s raised fists are indicative of the stance the gay community took against AIDS, as well as the attitude organisations like GFMA took when promoting safe sex practices. Condoms and lube pack a punch in the fight against AIDS. Rather than fearing it, fight it!

# data[].attributes.body
This 1987 PSA was for many people a key symbol of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the UK. Directed by Nicolas Roeg, it utilises the visual language of horror films to convey the fatal dangers of the disease. Here, the government seeks to scare people into practising safe sex.

Interestingly, the voiceover you can hear is by John Hurt, an actor known for playing a gay icon, the famous raconteur Quentin Crisp.

# data[].attributes.body
https://www.tht.org.uk/news/first-tv-ad-hiv-tombstones-40-years-ago-set-tackle-attitudes-stuck-1980s#:~:text=In%201987%20the%20advert's%20message,life%20just%20like%20anyone%20else'.

This TV advert that aired in October conveys health officials' changing attitudes and priorities about AIDS and HIV. Instead of death and doom, this advert focuses on fighting stigmas and false information that persist today, even after being debunked.

# data[].attributes.body
Twelve photographs of people living with HIV representing an advertisement for early treatment of HIV by the San Francisco AIDS Foundation. Lithograph after Annie Leibovitz, 1993.

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/qyudx5yp/items

These moving images by the famed photographer, Annie Leibovitz, are a hopeful advertisement for the HIV treatments that emerged in the early 1990s. Here, we see that survival has become a possibility. Notice how this poster also sensitively acknowledges that a variety of demographics may be affected by HIV.

# data[].attributes.body
Red Ribbon; London: Wellcome Trust, 2001

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/y3t89urz

The red AIDS ribbon was created by the Visual AIDS Artists Caucus in 1991, as a way to show solidarity with HIV positive people worldwide. Celebrities played an important role in popularising this symbol. Elizabeth Taylor wore it during her fundraising efforts for AIDS research, and the performers at the 1992 Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert sported the ribbon to commemorate the lives lost during the epidemic.

# data[].attributes.body
An Asian couple embrace by a window; advertisement for the new female condom by the Black HIV/AIDS Network. Brown lithograph.

Date:[between 1990 and 1999]

https://wellcomecollection.org/works/ezm54gfc/items

This advertisement highlights that pleasure-focused advertising for safe sex was embraced by many marginalised communities. The Black HIV/AIDS network mobilised to address the lack of inclusivity in sexual health resources for people from minority ethnic groups. This poster in particular advertises the femidom, a new form of contraception which provided protection during oral sex performed on vaginas.

# data[].attributes.body
https://instagram.com/rubberrevolution_uol?igshid=MmVlMjlkMTBhMg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

# data[].attributes.body
Reviewing ethical problems with social media and copyright of our object use on Instagram. Everything is in place besides our copyright issues.

Review Canva licensing uses

Review object licences-some of them have confusing copyright descriptions. We may have to find different objects or embed the objects in the website to share.

We are going to email Wellcome Collection about the use of some of these objects to be clear about how we are using the objects and see what they say (if they say anything!)

Reviewing our current website design that Chloe has worked on-Helen let us know that we are using good visual design that supports our big idea.

Presentation: 10 minutes-talk about our process, developing the big idea, finding our objects, writing our descriptions, our visual strategy, and marketing.

Our next steps: finding alternative objects for if we need them, possibly writing new object descriptions.

# data[].attributes.headline
our exhibition space, before and after –––>

# data[].attributes.subject
our exhibition space, before and after –––>

# data[].attributes.body
Originally, we planned on working within the Wordpress site to create our exhibition. We eventually worked on Canva and uploaded the exhibition because we had more freedom to make the exhibition look how we wanted.

# data[].attributes.body
Our final exhibition that we presented on 11 December

# data[].attributes.attachment_link.title
Black and White Elegant Art Gallery Exhibition Presentation

# data[].attributes.body
There were a few objects we wanted to use that were 'in copyright.' We received permission from the Wellcome Collection to use the objects besides one, which we were told to wait for permission for.

# data[].attributes.body
I found that the Wellcome Collection has a lot of material on the history of psychology and psychiatry. This might be interesting for exploring the ways racism, colonialism, sexism, and ableism contributed to the development of psychology in Europe via phrenology.

# data[].attributes.headline
copyright resolution-Malcolm Gaskin's response (part 2) 

# data[].attributes.subject
copyright resolution-Malcolm Gaskin's response (part 2) 