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photos of two books side by side "Black Madness : Mad Blackness" by Therí A. Pickens AND "How to Go Mad Without Losing Your Mind: Madness and Black Radical Creativity" by La Marr Jurelle Bruce

It is! I read it together with "Black Madness : Mad Blackness" by Therí A. Pickens. They both critically explore Blackness & disability (madness in particular) from different entry points. And using music/musicians (How to Go Mad) & speculative fiction by Black women (Black Madness..) is brilliant.

Sarah Jane Cervenak - Departments of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and African American and African Diaspora Studies, University of North Carolina, Greensboro The Black Studies Podcast · Episode

@sjcerv.bsky.social on The Black Studies Podcast talking about expressive culture, performance studies, gender, and how Black Studies shapes and refines critical reflection and sensibilities. Smart and interesting, listen on Spotify or most streaming services:

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“there are no reservations
for the revolution.
there will be reservations
only
if we fail.”

“maybe i shouldn't write at all
but clean my gun and check my kerosene supply

perhaps these are not poetic
times
at all”

farewell Nikki Giovanni.

my students & i reflected more deeply about what it means to say “to resist, we must survive”. bc what becomes of the martyrs? what does it mean to measure revolution by survival? when we know we wont live to see the worlds we’re fighting for and yet still, resist.

it is a tragedy worth reading and reading and reading again about because of the ways it endlessly informs our present world, and keeps teaching us lessons about the innumerable way those in positions of power would market our lives in and against capital. it is the only creativity they know

We are so excited to teach the AFS 334 course this winter, focussing on film, photography and music among other art forms. It gets better every other semester. The aim is to make it timeless. Thanks Dr. @giramata.bsky.social for the flier design.

What are the questions you think we should be asking?

“what are we pretending that we do know”

“what are we willing to do to keep Black Studies dangerous?”

“how do we teach & continue in the practice of Black studies when the institutions refuse us?”

excellent @n0humaninv0lved.bsky.social !

Was thankful to have the opportunity to think through my Black Studies genealogy on The Black Studies Podcast!

You can listen here:

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june jordan stands in center commanding a classroom full of eager questions. behind her there is a chalk board full of curiosities that can barely be made out in the black and white photo.

june jordan teaching at city college in new york, 1960s/1970s. photo via wendys subway.

ICC issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged Gaza war crimes Warrants for Israeli PM and former defence minister put them at risk of detention if they go to some other countries

The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu for Gaza war crimes.
www.theguardian.com/world/2024/n...

This week in “Major Readings in African American and African Studies” and “Black Women Writers” …

Spent 15 weeks attempting to teach people the difference between identity politics, identity reductionism & identity essentialism.

Me pretending that I know what the f*ck I’m doing on this app 🥰

i dont know if its because of the people i’ve followed so far but lol this app is full of academics wow all these “starter packs” lists. my goodness.