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Biomythography Bayou

Bucknell University Press

More than just a book of memoir, Biomythography Bayou is a ritual for conjuring queer embodied knowledges and decolonial perspectives. Showcasing the nature, folklore, dialect, foodways, music, and art of the Gulf South communities in which she is rooted, Mel Michelle Lewis finds poetic ways to celebrate their power and wisdom.
 

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Testimony

Found Poems from the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Bucknell University Press

Derived from transcripts of public testimonies at a UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Sierra Leone, this remarkable poetry collection delicately extracts heartbreaking human stories from the morass of legal jargon. Shanee Stepakoff finds a novel way to communicate not only the suffering of Sierra Leone’s people, but also their courage, dignity, and resilience.

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African American Arts

Activism, Aesthetics, and Futurity

Edited by Sharrell D. Luckett; Foreword by Carrie Mae Weems
Bucknell University Press

This collection explores the role of African American arts in shaping the future, and further informing new directions we might take in honoring and protecting the success of African Americans in the U.S. The essays engage readers in critical conversations by activists, scholars, and artists reflecting on national and transnational legacies of African-American activism as an element of artistic practice, particularly as they concern artistic expression and race relations, and the intersections of creative processes with economic, sociological, and psychological inequalities.

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African American Arts

Activism, Aesthetics, and Futurity

Edited by Sharrell D. Luckett; Foreword by Carrie Mae Weems
Bucknell University Press

This collection explores the role of African American arts in shaping the future, and further informing new directions we might take in honoring and protecting the success of African Americans in the U.S. The essays engage readers in critical conversations by activists, scholars, and artists reflecting on national and transnational legacies of African-American activism as an element of artistic practice, particularly as they concern artistic expression and race relations, and the intersections of creative processes with economic, sociological, and psychological inequalities.

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Don't Whisper Too Much and Portrait of a Young Artiste from Bona Mbella

By Frieda Ekotto; Translated by Corine Tachtiris; Introduction by Lindsey Green-Simms
Bucknell University Press

Don’t Whisper Too Much and Bona Mbella present love stories between African women in a positive light. In presenting the emotional and romantic lives of gay African women, Ekotto addresses how female sexuality is often marked by violence, and yet is also a place for emotional connection, pleasure and agency.

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