Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley
The Color Pynk: Black Femme Art for Survival
The Color Pynk: Black Femme Art for Survival
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The Color Pynk is a book that honors the unique and politically defiant art of Black queer, cis-, and transfemmes. It explores Black femme poetics of survival, which have been marginalized by liberal feminists and mainstream civil rights movements. Omiseeke Natasha Tinsley argues that this creative work offers a distinctive challenge to power structures that limit how we color, gender, and explore freedom. The book engages with 2017–2020 Black femme cultural production that imagines freedom in the face of its impossibility, conceptualizing Black femme as a set of consciously, continually rescripted cultural and aesthetic practices that disrupt conventional meanings of race, gender, and sexuality.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 22 November 2022
Publisher: University of Texas Press
The 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, Popular and American Culture Association (PACA) / Popular Culture Association (PCA) was awarded to The Color Pynk, a groundbreaking exploration of Black queer, cis-, and transfemininity. Written by Omiseeke Natasha Tinsley, the book challenges power structures that limit how we color, gender, and explore freedom. Tinsley engages with Black femme cultural production from 2017-2020, including music, writing, fashion, and film, conceptualizing Black femme as a set of consciously, continually rescripted cultural and aesthetic practices that disrupt conventional meanings of race, gender, and sexuality. The book showcases an exuberant defiance in queer Black femininity, highlighting the resilience and creativity of Black women in the face of adversity.
The Harry Shaw and Katrina Hazzard-Donald Award for Outstanding Work in African-American Popular Culture Studies, Popular and American Culture Association (PACA) / Popular Culture Association (PCA) was awarded to Honorable Mention. The award recognizes exceptional contributions to the study of African-American popular culture.
The Color Pynk is a powerful testament to the unique and politically defiant art of Black queer, cis-, and transfemmes. It offers a distinctive challenge to power structures that limit how we color, gender, and explore freedom. Through its engaging analysis, the book provides a valuable contribution to the field of LGBTQ Studies and popular culture.
Weight: 498g
Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781477326442
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