Cal State LA faculty awarded grant to support interdisciplinary LGBTQ digital storytelling map

A team of Cal State LA faculty members has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the American Council of Learned Societies to support the continued development of an interdisciplinary LGBTQ digital storytelling map.

The arqive is a free interactive, global online map of user-generated LGBTQ stories, history, current events and community resources. The goal of the project is to increase the visibility of LGBTQ stories and spaces and connect queer people globally to reduce social isolation.

“That’s what drives what we are trying to do with this: How do we make people feel less alone?” said Cynthia Wang, associate professor in the College of Arts and Letters’ Department of Communication Studies, who created The arqive.

by Jillian Beck, Cal State LA News Service

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