An Unkindness of Ghosts and the Love of Saying No
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We talk about the Rivers Solomon's thought provoking and gut punching "An Unkindness of Ghosts". But we promise there are no spooks! Some rough discussion topics though (Body manipulation, sexual assault and rape). Topics discussed: - The pneumatics of power - The revolutionary potential of food - Afropessimism - Racialization - Midwives - Gendered Racism External reading referenced: - Article about Afropessimism: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2020/07/20/the-argument-of-afropessimism - More critical view on Afropessimism: https://www.academia.edu/44499560/Nick_Mitchell_The_View_from_Nowhere_On_Frank_Wildersons_Afropessimism_Spectre_November_2020_ - Desert: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/anonymous-desert
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