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There's a Disco Ball Between Us: A Theory of Black Gay Life

by Jafari S. Allen

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"Jafari S. Allen offers a sweeping and lively ethnographic and intellectual history of Black queer politics, culture, and history in the 1980s as they emerged out of radical Black lesbian activism and writing."--

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Jafari Sinclaire Allen, Ph.D.

4+ Works 47 Members

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Lambda Literary Award (Finalist – LGBTQ+ Studies – 2023)

Ruth Benedict Prize (Honorable Mention – Monographs – 2022)

Gregory Bateson Book Prize (2023)

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Original publication date: 2022

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 3
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Published: 2022
Genres: Nonfiction, LGBTQ+, Sexuality and Gender Studies, History
DDC/MDS: 306.76
LCC: HQ76.96 .A454

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