• Episode 4 - Dr Luciano Rila on the UK’s First Gaysoc

  • Nov 4 2024
  • Length: 25 mins
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Episode 4 - Dr Luciano Rila on the UK’s First Gaysoc

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  • Professor Philip Schofield sits down with Dr Luciano Rila, from the Department of Maths, to delve into the history of the UK’s first university-affiliated Gaysoc, founded by Jamie Gardiner in 1972, at UCL. Dr Rila discovered archival materials in UCL’s Special Collections revealing that though the society was initially met with backlash, UCL’s liberal tradition prevailed, and the movement gained momentum, slowly leading to nationwide improvements in the lives of queer students.

    Host: Professor Philip Schofield (Director of the Bentham Project, UCL)

    Guest: Dr Luciano Rila (Department of Mathematics, UCL)

    Commissioners: Professor David Docherty OBE & Dr Paul Ayris (Pro-Vice-Provost LCCOS: Library, Culture, Collections and Open Science, UCL)

    Director: Justin Hardy (IOE - Culture, Communication & Media, UCL)

    Producer: Stevie Doran

    Date: 4 November 2024

    Duration: 25:22

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