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Subject(s)

• African American gay people [Browse]
• Gay people, Black [Browse]
• African American arts [Browse]
• Gay artists [Browse]
• Homophobia [Browse]
• Racism [Browse]
• Queer theory [Browse]

Series

• New Black studies series [More in this series]
• The new Black studies series

Summary note

"Whether engaged in same-sex desire or gender nonconformity, black queer individuals live with being perceived as a threat while simultaneously being subjected to the threat of physical, psychological, and socioeconomic injury. Attending to and challenging threats has become a defining element in queer black artists' work throughout the black diaspora. GerShun Avilez analyzes the work of diasporic artists who, denied government protections, have used art to create spaces for justice. He first focuses on how the state seeks to inhibit the movement of black queer bodies through public spaces, whether on the street or across borders. From there, he pivots to institutional spaces--specifically prisons and hospitals--and the ways such places seek to expose queer bodies in order to control them. Throughout, he reveals how desire and art open routes to black queer freedom when policy, the law, racism, and homophobia threaten physical safety, civil rights, and social mobility"-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Source of description

Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 02, 2020).

ISBN

• 0252052250 ((electronic book))
• 9780252052255 ((electronic book))
• 0252043375
• 9780252043376

LCCN

2020023363

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