Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro
James Baldwin’s writing, his persona, as well as his public speeches, interviews, and discussions are undergoing a renewed reception in the arts, in queer and critical race studies, and in queer of color movements. Directed by Raoul Peck, the film I Am Not Your Negro decisively contributed to the re...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Manchester University Press
2020-06-01
|
| Series: | James Baldwin Review |
| Subjects: |
| _version_ | 1818203889793499136 |
|---|---|
| author | Jovita dos Santos Pinto Noémi Michel Patricia Purtschert Paola Bacchetta Vanessa Naef |
| author_facet | Jovita dos Santos Pinto Noémi Michel Patricia Purtschert Paola Bacchetta Vanessa Naef |
| author_sort | Jovita dos Santos Pinto |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | James Baldwin’s writing, his persona, as well as his public speeches, interviews, and discussions are undergoing a renewed reception in the arts, in queer and critical race studies, and in queer of color movements. Directed by Raoul Peck, the film I Am Not Your Negro decisively contributed to the rekindled circulation of Baldwin across the Atlantic. Since 2017, screenings and commentaries on the highly acclaimed film have prompted discussions about the persistent yet variously racialized temporospatial formations of Europe and the U.S. Stemming from a roundtable that followed a screening in Zurich in February 2018, this collective essay wanders between the audio-visual and textual matter of the film and Baldwin’s essay “Stranger in the Village,” which was also adapted into a film-essay directed by Pierre Koralnik, staging Baldwin in the Swiss village of Leukerbad. Privileging Black feminist, postcolonial, and queer of color perspectives, we identify three sites of Baldwin’s transatlantic reverberations: situated knowledge, controlling images, and everyday sexual racism. In conclusion, we reflect on the implications of racialized, sexualized politics for today’s Black feminist, queer, and trans of color movements located in continental Europe—especially in Switzerland and France. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-12T03:32:31Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-c00b7f61b51b4964bb2a742881318d2f |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2056-9203 2056-9211 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-12T03:32:31Z |
| publishDate | 2020-06-01 |
| publisher | Manchester University Press |
| record_format | Article |
| series | James Baldwin Review |
| spelling | doaj.art-c00b7f61b51b4964bb2a742881318d2f2022-12-22T00:39:53ZengManchester University PressJames Baldwin Review2056-92032056-92112020-06-016017619810.7227/JBR.6.12Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your NegroJovita dos Santos Pinto0Noémi Michel1Patricia Purtschert2Paola Bacchetta3Vanessa Naef4University of BernUniversity of GenevaUniversity of BernUniversity of California, BerkeleyUniversity of BernJames Baldwin’s writing, his persona, as well as his public speeches, interviews, and discussions are undergoing a renewed reception in the arts, in queer and critical race studies, and in queer of color movements. Directed by Raoul Peck, the film I Am Not Your Negro decisively contributed to the rekindled circulation of Baldwin across the Atlantic. Since 2017, screenings and commentaries on the highly acclaimed film have prompted discussions about the persistent yet variously racialized temporospatial formations of Europe and the U.S. Stemming from a roundtable that followed a screening in Zurich in February 2018, this collective essay wanders between the audio-visual and textual matter of the film and Baldwin’s essay “Stranger in the Village,” which was also adapted into a film-essay directed by Pierre Koralnik, staging Baldwin in the Swiss village of Leukerbad. Privileging Black feminist, postcolonial, and queer of color perspectives, we identify three sites of Baldwin’s transatlantic reverberations: situated knowledge, controlling images, and everyday sexual racism. In conclusion, we reflect on the implications of racialized, sexualized politics for today’s Black feminist, queer, and trans of color movements located in continental Europe—especially in Switzerland and France.james baldwinsexualized racismqueer of color movementswhite innocence"stranger in the village"i am not your negro |
| spellingShingle | Jovita dos Santos Pinto Noémi Michel Patricia Purtschert Paola Bacchetta Vanessa Naef Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro James Baldwin Review james baldwin sexualized racism queer of color movements white innocence "stranger in the village" i am not your negro |
| title | Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro |
| title_full | Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro |
| title_fullStr | Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro |
| title_full_unstemmed | Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro |
| title_short | Baldwin’s Transatlantic Reverberations: Between “Stranger in the Village” and I Am Not Your Negro |
| title_sort | baldwin s transatlantic reverberations between stranger in the village and i am not your negro |
| topic | james baldwin sexualized racism queer of color movements white innocence "stranger in the village" i am not your negro |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jovitadossantospinto baldwinstransatlanticreverberationsbetweenstrangerinthevillageandiamnotyournegro AT noemimichel baldwinstransatlanticreverberationsbetweenstrangerinthevillageandiamnotyournegro AT patriciapurtschert baldwinstransatlanticreverberationsbetweenstrangerinthevillageandiamnotyournegro AT paolabacchetta baldwinstransatlanticreverberationsbetweenstrangerinthevillageandiamnotyournegro AT vanessanaef baldwinstransatlanticreverberationsbetweenstrangerinthevillageandiamnotyournegro |