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Real/Talk: Glenn Ligon's Re-Membering of Queerness in (Post-) Black Discourse.

The article focuses on several aspects of addressing difference and the physical, psychological, spiritual, and legal violence that are disproportionately enacted upon certain racially marked bodies. It mentions that civil rights and Black Power movements effectively altered the consciousness of Bla...

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Published in:Comparatist Vol. 42; pp. 80 - 98
Main Author: LARUE, ROBERT
Format: Article
Published: University of North Carolina Press Oct2018
Subjects:
Violence
Racism
Civil rights
Black power movement
Police brutality
Black people
United States
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article focuses on several aspects of addressing difference and the physical, psychological, spiritual, and legal violence that are disproportionately enacted upon certain racially marked bodies. It mentions that civil rights and Black Power movements effectively altered the consciousness of Black Americans and Black Lives Matter movement works to address the long-standing problem of police brutality and the national disregard for the suffering and abuse of Black bodies.