Queer’n While Black

African American Lit Project - Critiquing Black female representation in Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon and James Baldwin’s Go Tell It On the Mountain

How do you define human sexuality? What is black sexuality? What stereotypes or myths are there about Black sexuality?  What about Black women sexuality? What about black queer identities or expressions? Black queer identities have been documented within the context of U.S. queer history since at least the 1930s.  If you google Black Love or Black relationships and search images you will find that most of the images seem to depict heterosexual couples.  Why is that? Join UDC English Professor - Dr. Turpin, UDC Student - Aja, Former Table for Three host - Alexis Banks, and Dani as they have a conversation about Black sexuality and discuss their experiences in trying to define their sexuality as Black women.   #Queerinwhileblk #QWB

In the Bleached Whale [https://read.dukeupress.edu/glq/article-abstract/17/1/89/34742/THE-BEACHED-WHALE], Sharon P Holland states “Imagine a world wherein some bodies are accessible to others 24/7-open in a way that helped define, articulate and defend the category of the human. In this world, what would sexuality mean? What would be it’s practice? How would be recognize it?” How can Black Sexuality be studied and defined? Where in history can we find traces of Black Queerness? Join Alexis and Me as we discuss Black Queerness and try to connect it to the Harlem Renaissance. #Queerinwhileblk #QWB