D.C. Queer Studies 2010: Bent Voices: Queer of Color Interventions
Not content with troubling the norms of both hetero- and homo- sex and gender systems, the speakers in the 2010 series pushed beyond the limits of visibility and worked toward new imaginings of narrative and embodiment.
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Refusing to be bound by the established discourses of queerness or of queer of color critique, this audacious group of emerging scholars asked, What psychosocial possibilities come into view when queers trouble traditional forms of ethnic narratives? How does queer of color critique work when confronted with trans-embodiments? Can queer manipulations of place alter pre-fabricated imaginaries? Intervening in ongoing conversations about the interconnectedness of race and sexuality, this series aimed to show that “Bent Voices” come from many directions and compel us to new modes of listening.
Events included:
- Arnaldo Cruz-Malavé, “Queer Latino Testimonio: Writing the Self and Community”
- Mel Chen, “Racial Animacies”
- Jafari Allen, “‘In the Life’ in Black Diaspora: Desire, Autonomy, Community”
- Karen Tongson, “Relocations: Queer Suburban Imaginaries”
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