Performative Intergenerational Dialogues of a Black Quartet: Qualitative Inquiries on Race, Gender, Sexualities, and Culture

The authors of Performative Intergenerational Dialogues of a Black Quartet emphasize the importance of intergenerational Black dialogue to bridge time and space, particularly in the face of a pandemic, political transition, and activism. They offer stories of witness, resistance, and hope, serving as a road map from Black history and heritage to a Black futurity that can be actualized and embodied.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 230 pages
Publication date: 24 June 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

The significance of intergenerational Black dialogue as a collaborative spirit-making across race, genders, sexualities, and cultures to bridge time and space is emphasized in Performative Intergenerational Dialogues of a Black Quartet. The authors enter this dialogue at a critical juncture, marked by a pandemic, a national political transition in the United States, and the urgent need for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color activism in response to the ongoing murders of unarmed Black and queer people by police. In the face of such loss, the authors hold onto each other and to memory as acts of keeping their loved ones alive in their hearts and actions, remembrance as an act of resistance to ensure the circle remains unbroken.

However, they also gather in the spirit of hope, finding joy and laughter in each other's company and embracing the stories of struggle and strife as opportunities for collective being and becoming. The authors offer narratives of witness, resistance, and resilience, serving as a roadmap from Black history and heritage to a Black futurity that is mythic, imagined, and yet capable of becoming a reality. This book appeals to scholars, students, and activists across various disciplines within the social sciences.

Weight: 453g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032228181