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CJ DeBarra

CJ DeBarra (they/them) is a queer, non-binary, neurodivergent lesbian author and journalist from West Cork, who emigrated to Nottingham in 2012. In 2022, CJ founded the Notts Queer History Archive (NQHA), a community-led, project that preserves and documents LGBT+ history from Nottingham, spanning 1770 to 2026, and is held at Bishopsgate Institute (London) and Sparrows' Nest (Nottingham). They are currently completing a PhD at Nottingham Trent University and working on a book about radical queer archiving. CJ has just been announced as the recipient of a research residency developed in partnership with the British Film Institute (BFI), hosted by BACKLIT Gallery, Nottingham. Working across BFI REPLAY and BACKLIT's Alfred House archive, the residency will see CJ develop a research-led project exploring how archives are accessed, interpreted, and activated, with a particular focus on underrepresented narratives. The residency unfolds across Nottingham and London, culminating in a public outcome at BACKLIT Gallery later this year.

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