Welby ings biography
Welby Ings is an academic, teacher and filmmaker who has made a distinctive mark in each discipline.
Welby Ings is a professor in design at Auckland University of Technology.!
Welby Ings
This abstract summarizes a recording made with Welby Ings, interviewed by Gareth Watkins at Auckland University of Technology, which covers various topics ranging from the 1980s era, homosexual law reform, activism, and Ings' personal experiences and work.
It begins with memories of attending a public meeting during a fraught time for homosexual law reform, organized by a church group yet infiltrated by organized queer activists aiming to disrupt the one-sided narrative. Ings recalls how elaborate measures were taken to gain access to such meetings, including posing with a makeshift family and leveraging religious pretexts to infiltrate the space often barred to queer individuals.
The narrative then delves into the heightened tensions and strategies employed during these meetings by the queer community, such as dispersing within crowds to amplify their presence and connecting with sympathetic individuals to demonstrate broader support.
Ings shares a personal anecdote ab
