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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
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| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Audre Lorde; Rudolph P Byrd; Johnnetta B Cole; Beverly Guy-Sheftall |
| ISBN: | 9780195341485 0195341481 |
| OCLC Number: | 259266625 |
| Awards: | American Library Association Stonewall Book Awards Honor Book, 2010. |
| Description: | xv, 280 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction : create your own fire : Audre Lorde and the tradition of black radical thought / Rudolph P. Byrd -- Pt. I: From Sister outsider and A burst of light. The transformation of silence into language and action ; Sexism : an American disease in blackface ; Sadomasochism : not about condemnation : an interview with Audre Lord / Susan Leigh Starr ; I am your sister : black women organizing across sexualities ; Apartheid U.S.A. ; Turning the beat around : lesbian parenting 1986 ; A burst of light : living with cancer -- Pt. II: My words will be there. Eva's man by Gayl Jones : a review ; Self-definition and my poetry ; Introduction : Movement in black by Pat Parker ; My words will be there ; Foreword to the English edition of Farbe bekennen : Afro-deutsche frauen auf den spuren ihrer geschichte ; Preface to a new edition of Need : A chorale for black woman voices ; Poet as teacher-human as poet-teacher as human ; Poetry makes something happen ; My mother's mortar -- Pt. III: Difference and survival. Difference and survival : an address at Hunter College ; The first black feminist retreat : July 6, 1977 ; When will the ignorance end? : keynote speech at the National Third World Gay and Lesbian Conference, October 13, 1979 ; An address delivered as part of the "litany of commitment" at the March on Washington, August 27, 1983 ; Commencement address : Oberlin College, May 29, 1989 ; There is no hierarchy of oppression ; What is at stake in lesbian and gay publishing today : the Bill Whitehead Award ceremony, 1990 ; Is your hair still political? -- Pt. IV: Reflections. Audre Lord : my shero, my teacher, my sister friend / Johnnetta Betsch Cole ; Audre's voice / Alice Walker ; Lorde : the imagination of justice / bell hooks ; Remembering Audre Lorde / Gloria I. Joseph ; Epilogue : bearing witness : the legacy of Audre Lorde / Beverly Guy-Sheftall -- Chronology. |
| Series Title: | Transgressing boundaries. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Rudolph P. Byrd, Johnnetta Betsch Cole, Beverly Guy-Sheftall. |
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<br>"This book, clearly a labor of love by three colleagues who also call themselves friends, meets its objectives and more...This invaluable collections enables us to hear [Lorde's] voice again and to use the life lessons she shared with us."--Women's Review of Books<p><br>"A thorough survey, to say the least...I Am Your Sister reveals [Lorde's] legacy anew."--Bitch Magazine<br><p><br>"The editors of this abundant feast of a book remind us of the importance of [Audre Lorde's] work, which for 40 years has served as a foundation and catalyst for questions of identity, difference, power and social justice. There is much to ponder, discuss, teach and revere in this compilation."--Ms. Magazine <br><p><br>"I Am Your Sister is a collection for those who want and need to be introduced to Audre Lorde's thinking, and it is a great anthology for those who have read and been inspired by Lorde's writing all of their lives...a celebration, an honoring, and a thoughtful presentation of who Lorde was...an eye opener to how the struggles of past times continue to be what we grapple with today...a tool for survival--a teacher to help us realize our possibilities for change."--Feminist Review<br><p><br>"I Am Your Sister combines some of Lorde's most powerful essays with previously unavailable writings, as well as reflections on her work from other influential artists and activists."--Southern Voice<p><br>"In 'harsh and urgent clarity' Audre Lorde spoke directly to 'that chaos which exists before understanding, ' insisting on work to be done, the necessity for difficult alliances, for standing up to be counted, and for inclusive liberation. The poetic realism of these essays and speeches resonates here and now."--Adrienne Rich, poet, essayist, activist<p><br>"Audre Lorde's unpublished writings, combined with her now classic essays, reveal her to be as relevant today as during the latter twentieth century when she first spoke to us. This new collection should be read by all who underst Read more...
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