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Connecting Queeribbean & Caribbean feminists through storytelling, art, & gender justice advocacy from Antigua and Barbuda πŸ‡¦πŸ‡¬πŸŒΊπŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Jun 29, 2021, 5 tweets

For #pride , Caribbean Historical Feminist Figures are back - #Queeribbean Edition πŸ³οΈβ€πŸŒˆ

Today, we’re presenting M. Jacqui Alexander of Trinidad and Tobago ~ a thread

Founder of the Tobago Centre and Professor Emeritus at U of T, Alexander is the author of π˜—π˜¦π˜₯𝘒𝘨𝘰𝘨π˜ͺ𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨 - a work that has greatly impacted discussions of feminist, critical race, and queer theories.

Here are 2 quotes from "Remembering 'This Bridge Called My Back, Remembering Ourselves'" in Alexander's π˜—π˜¦π˜₯𝘒𝘨𝘰𝘨π˜ͺ𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴π˜ͺ𝘯𝘨

And here are some more recommended readings of works Alexander has been involved in - including a quote from her piece "Not Just (Any) Body Can be a Citizen"

Here's another quote from "Not Just (Any) Body Can be a Citizen" - where Alexander outlines the relationship between sexuality, the state, and the formation and reconfiguration of nations.

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