In the Dark
The artist’s duty is to “reflect the times,” said Nina Simone. Poets too, have this political duty. As a queer Black woman, I share my lived experience(s) as a political form of engagement and resistance, both in writing and onstage. Inspired by Audre Lorde’s (1984) text Sister Outsider, this piece...
Main Author: | Charlie Hope Dorsey |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University of Alberta
2018-03-01
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Series: | Art/Research International |
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Online Access: | https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/ari/index.php/ari/article/view/29335 |
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