Deviant Ornaments

Noor Bhangu is a curator and scholar, whose practice is rooted in relational curatorial aesthetics and practices. She completed her BA in the History of Art and her MA in Cultural Studies: Curatorial Practices at the University of Winnipeg. In 2018, she began her PhD in Communication and Culture at Toronto Metropolitan University and York University in Tkaronto, Toronto. Her dissertation investigates cultures of sexuality within Islamic visual culture to develop a queer genealogy, linking the past to the contemporary

• Foreword Ingrid RøynesdalIntroduction NoorBhanguQueerness in Islamic Cultures: Histories of Imperialism & Rupture Andrew GayedIslamic Art Performs The Hidden into Being Laura U. MarksWhen We Are Together: Archives of AbundanceAnjali ArondekarInterview Rana Issa and Noor BhanguTerminology Authors