Tag Archives: sexuality studies

November 18, 2020

Q&A with GerShun Avilez, Author of Black Queer Freedom

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Author, GerShun Avilez, of Black Queer Freedom: Spaces of Injury and Paths of Desire answers questions about his familial influences, discoveries and purpose for writing his book. Q: Why did you decide to write this book? The work of Black … Continue reading →

April 8, 2020

2020 National Women’s Studies Association and University of Illinois Press First Book Prize

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It’s that time of year again! The University of Illinois Press and the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA) are pleased to continue the annual competition for the best dissertation or first book manuscript by a single author in the field … Continue reading →

January 24, 2017

Sa-lute: Another award for “Funk the Erotic”

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Awards season continues with one of our already-lauded books receiving another prize. L. H. Stallings‘s Funk the Erotic: Transaesthetics and Black Sexual Cultures has won the Alan Bray Memorial Book Award, awarded by the GL/Q Caucus of the Modern Language Association … Continue reading →