Black nations/queer nations? : lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora

Black nations/queer nations? : lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora /

This is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of dynamic scholars, activists, and cultural workers including Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvas...

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Online Access: Full text (MCPHS users only)
Other Authors: Frilot, Shari (Director, Producer), Hemphill, Essex (Commentator), Mercer, Kobena, 1960- (Commentator), Smith, Barbara, 1946- (Commentator), Vaid, Urvashi (Commentator), Alexander, Jacqui (Commentator), Widgins, Wayman Lamont (composer (expression))
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Third World Newsreel, 1995
Subjects:
Gay people, Black > Social conditions > Congresses.
Lesbians, Black > Social conditions > Congresses.
Bisexual people > Social conditions > Congresses.
Transgender people > Social conditions > Congresses.
African Americans > Social conditions > Congresses.
Documentary films.
Experimental films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
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Summary:This is an experimental documentary chronicling the March 1995 groundbreaking conference on lesbian and gay sexualities in the African diaspora. The conference brought together an array of dynamic scholars, activists, and cultural workers including Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvashi Vaid, and Jacqui Alexander to interrogate the economic, political, and social situations of diasporic lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender peoples. The video brings together the highlights of the conference and draws connections between popular culture and contemporary black gay media production. The participants discuss various topics: Black and queer identity, the shortcomings of Black nationalism, and homophobia in Black communities. Drawing upon works such as Isaac Julien's "The Attendant" and Jocelyn Taylor's "Bodily Functions," this documentary illuminates the importance of this historic conference for Black lesbians and gays.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed September 9, 2020).
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file (53 minutes)) : sound, color
Playing Time:00:52:04
Production Credits:Edited by Lewis Erskine ; original music composed and performed by Wayman Lamont Widgins.
Participant or Performer:Featuring: Essex Hemphill, Kobena Mercer, Barbara Smith, Urvashi Vaid, Jacqui Alexander.
Language:In English.

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