Cultural Activisms

Gertrude M. James Gonzalez is a Ph.D. candidate at State University of New York at Binghamton. Anne JM Mamary is Visiting Assistant Professor of Philosophy at St. Lawrence University.

• Acknowledgments Introduction I. Winged Tongues Pauline KaldasBird LessonsIn Line, WaitingIn the Park Regie CabicogameboyThe Trick Cathy DaleyLive Girls Pat ParkerUntitledFor the white person who wants to know how to be my friend Olivia GudeMarcus AkinlanaBeatriz Santiago MunozInnovators and Elders: Painting in the Streets Joanna KadiMoving from Cultural Appropriation toward Ethical Cultural Connections Carlos J. SerranoLatino ChessVisit with Doc to Find My Identity II. Passages Britt Alice ColesDrawing on Myself Marcia DouglasThe Ascania Docks in Soughampton, circa 1955 Charles PetersonA Long Way from Home Myra LoveReality's Friends Susanne de Lotbiniere-HarwoodACTING THE (RE)WRITER: a feminist translator's practice of space ChihambuaneWhat I Have to Do James BaldwinThe Price of the Ticket III. Spinning Memories Ellen FryeArachne D. H. MelhemPlain StringGulf War Alison MarchantWall Paper History Gertrude M. James GonzalezFading Prints of Childhood in St. Croix Lucy R. LippardAnti-Amnesia Adrienne RichThrough Corralitos Under Rolls of CloudI. Through corralitos, under rolls of cloudsII. Showering after 'flu; stripping the bedIII. If you know who died in that bed, do you knowIV. That light of outrage is the light of historyV. She who died on that bed sees it her way Paula RossGeographies IV. Bones & Shadow Ronald GonzalezDevil Things Martin EspadaThe Hidalgo's Hat and a Hawk's Bell of GoldThe Skull beneath the Skin of the MangoWhen Songs Become WaterCuando los cantos se vuelven agua Essex HemphillIn the LifeFamily JewelsPressing Flats Nkiru Nzegwumay the bullet not find me: Writing Memories, Writing Identity Elizabeth ClareBattle RockHow to Talk to a New Lover about Cerebral Palsy Jo Whitehouse CochranA Bone's StoryTrickster's SongEnd of the Rainbow Carolyn ForcheBook Codes: IBook Codes: IIBook Codes: III V. Night Blossoms Jeffner Allentea on the beach at midnight Becky BirthaMythologyDoorsMy Vision of a Women's CommunityThe Way I Want to Be Friends Anna J. M. MamaryPerformance Art Tamai KobayashiDuet in which the beloved remains silent Thomas GlaveBaychester: A Memory David WilliamsMade in MexicoPalo SantoLight in the HighlandsGetting ThroughPrivacy PJ McGannOn the Transformation of Theory into Poetry and Praxis Audre LordeEchoesThe Politics of AddictionThe Night-Blooming Jasmine Contributors

"I found the book fascinating. When I sat down to read, I found I literally did not want to put it down. In this era of 'healing spirituality' and discussions of 'self identity' and 'self expression,' there are many people who wonder about the place of politics and activism. This book takes on the task of unabashedly drawing connections between cultural work and political work. I don't know of any volume that brings so many approaches together in a meaningful way." — Camilla Townsend, Colgate University"In the beautifully written introduction, the editors provide an insightful analysis of the context in which cultural activism is produced and experienced today. Their explanation of terms such as 'resistance,' 'culture,' and 'activism' are useful for the scholar as well as the student. Though brief, the introduction goes to the heart of many of the issues and themes in contemporary cultural activism: issues such as writing and image-making (production), pedagogy (teaching and learning), reading (reception), and collaboration; themes such as language, location, history and memory, the body, mourning and loss, intimacy, and connection."I found this book to be one of the most interesting and engaging literary-artistic collections I've ever read. Many times while reading, I found myself lingering over passages so as to savor each and every word. There are few collections in this field that provide the range of genre and depth of issues and themes identified by the editors of Cultural Activisms." — Michelle Meyers, Independent Scholar