Is lesbianism an act of resistance

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Assignment:

Answer the following questions:

1. The NPR news segment "Sistas vs. Sistas" suggests that Black Women are at odds with each other. What evidence can you present to refute this claim? List at least two examples of collaborative efforts of Black women in popular culture.

2. Is lesbianism an act of resistance? Why does Cheryl Clarke present it as such and do you agree or disagree?

3. Who is Staceyann Chinn and how do you respond to her spoken Word on "All Oppression is Connected" and "Racism"?

4. We have read The Bluest Eye and other literature by African American women writers over the course of the semester. In her "Toward a Black Feminist Criticism," why does Barbara Smith assert that it is necessary to have a Black feminist criticism? Based on her analysis, what is the connection between political movements and literary criticism and what does it reveal about literature?

5. Per Smith, how is Toni Morrison's Sula a lesbian novel?

6. What connections can you make between Smith's essay and Viola Davis' take on the representation of Black women in Hollywood?

7. Do you agree with Deirdre Davis when she describes the street harassment of women as "the harm that has no name," and advocates the use of the term "sexual terrorism" to describe the verbal and nonverbal intimidation of women by men in public venues? Why or why not?

8. How is Sakia Gunn's brutal murder an act of sexual terrorism?

9. According to Joyce Ladner in "Black Women as Doers", what does it mean to be a "do-er" and what is the social responsibility of Black women? What are some the key issues that require activism from Black women now?

10. Alfre Woodard breathes life into the "Somebody Almost Walked Off Wid All My Stuff" excerpt from Ntozake Shange's choreopoem for colored girls who have considered suicide when the rainbow is enuf. Based on your analysis, what is stuff a metaphor for?

11. How do the sexual politics of Black womanhood limit the development of transformative social justice projects within Black civil society?

12. Based on the information from the Centers for Disease Control, what impact has the AIDS pandemic had on African American women and men and what steps do you think are necessary to educate people about this health crisis?

13. In the documentaries on African American women impacted by HIV/AIDS what stood out for you? Were any of the women's stories surprising?

14. Alicia Keys is using her voice to bring attention to the impact of HIV/AIDS on African American women. How can you use your voice to bring attention to concerns or issues that are important to you? What are some of the key issues facing this generation today?

15. When you consider the impact of the new racism particularly as it relates to media representation of African Americans, what do you think will be the legacy of the Hip-Hop generation if misogyny persists in Hip-Hop culture?

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