Category: Women

  • In “Negras in Brazil,” Kia Lilly Caldwell examines the life experiences of Afro-Brazilian women whose stories have until now been largely untold. This pathbreaking study analyzes the links between race and gender and broader processes of social, economic, and political exclusion.

  • Amrita Hepi’s New Dance Collab Explores Authenticity, Race & The Politics Of Passing Oyster Paddington, New South Wales, Australia 2016-05-10 Jerico Mandybur Local hero Amrita Hepi is showcasing her new dance piece ‘Passing’ — with costumes by Honey Long and sound by Laverne of Black Vanilla — alongside Jahra Rager at Next Wave Festival this…

  • New Orleans II: the Halloween Ghost Post The History Tourist 2015-10-31 Susan Kalasunas My first chance to encounter a ghost at the Bourbon Orleans Hotel in New Orleans came not long after check-in. “Can we see the ballroom?” I asked the receptionist. “Yes. We don’t have an event tonight, but the doors should be open.…

  • Knowledge Session: Who Was Lena Horne? I Am Hip-Hop 2015-07-07 Rishma Dhaliwal Lena Horne (June 30, 1917 – May 9, 2010) was born in Brook­lyn, New York, on June 30, 1917. Her father, Edwin “Teddy” Horne, who worked in the gambling trade, left the fam­ily when Lena was three. Her mother, Edna, was an act­ress…

  • Late Night Woman’s Hour (2016-05-27) Woman’s Hour BBC Radio 4 2016-05-27 Lauren Laverne, Presenter Lauren Laverne and guests discuss the origins and pitfalls of stereotypes of women. With Joanne Harris, best-selling author of Chocolat who has written about myth and fairy tales. Lisa Mckenzie, a sociologist at the London School of Economics, who has explored…

  • Uncovering a Tale of Rocket Science, Race and the ’60s The New York Times 2016-05-22 Cara Buckley, Culture Reporter Janelle Monáe, left, Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in “Hidden Figures,” which is slated for release in January. Credit Hopper Stone/20th Century Fox ATLANTA — Taraji P. Henson hates math, and Octavia Spencer has a…

  • Dreaming Black/Writing White: The Hagar Myth in American Cultural History University Press of Kentucky 1999-12-16 224 pages 6 x 9 photos Cloth ISBN: 978-0-8131-2143-7 Janet Gabler-Hover, Professor of English Georgia State University Winner of the SAMLA 2001 Book Award Hagar, the Old Testament Egyptian heroine who bore Abraham’s son at the behest of Sarah, was…

  • Black Velvet: redefining and celebrating Indigenous Australian women in art The Conversation (US Pilot) 2016-05-08 Sandra Phillips, Lecturer Creative Writing and Literary Studies, School of Media, Entertainment and Creative Arts, Creative Industries Faculty Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *Warning: This article contains graphic language that may upset some readers, while Aboriginal and Torres…

  • Charlotte Brontë May Have Started the Fire, But Jean Rhys Burned Down the House Literary Hub 2016-04-21 Bridget Read Brooklyn, New York Wide Sargasso Sea and The Limits of Bronte Feminism In November of last year, Tin House published the text of a speech given by the author Claire Vaye Watkins, in which she spoke…

  • Artist Turns Racist Flirtations on Tinder Into Compelling Look at Race and Sex The Root 2016-05-13 Demetria Lucas D’Oyley Phoebe Boswell Source: phoebeboswell.com She Matters: Inspired by James Baldwin’s “Stranger in a Village,” Phoebe Boswell was interested in exploring the perceptions of black women in predominantly white spaces. Over the weekend I swung by the…