Alex Haydn-Williams
Alex Haydn-Williams is a writer and researcher, currently at the Royal College of Art, who thinks a lot about queer and radical histories.
Alex works on London’s marginalised histories, on queer domesticity between 1740 and 1835, and on the entanglement of British queerness with imperialism. They’ve presented their research at the International Bisexuality Research Conference and Queer Intersections Oxford, and have a paper forthcoming in the International Journal of Welsh Writing in English. Their focus, though, is bringing queer and radical histories to public attention.
With Seedlings Rambles, Alex runs guided walks that introduce young Londoners to their ancestry, and the natural world around them. Stops have included Chaucer’s queer pilgrims on Southwark High Street, lesbian squats around London Fields, and baby coots in Victoria Park. The Rambles reveal the city as a site of resistance, queer exuberance and ecological wonders. They combine research and street-based practice, aiming to build community and solidarity.
Alex has given talks on queer history for organisations including TransMuted, When They Meet and A Queer Georgian Social Season at Burgh House. They previously studied at Cambridge and Oxford.
