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The Point is to Change the World: Selected Writings of Andaiye 关键在于改变世界——安岱业文选

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2021.1888848

Aaron Kamugisha

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Antillean Women and Black Internationalism 安的列斯妇女与黑人国际主义

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-04-03 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2021.1888639

Myriam Moïse

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After the Party: A Manifesto for Queer of Color Life 《派对之后:有色人种酷儿生活宣言》

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2020.1855294

Anna Ziering

引用次数: 1

White Rebels in Black: German Appropriation of Black Popular Culture 黑人中的白人反叛:德国对黑人流行文化的挪用

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2020.1855296

P. J. Edwards

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The Sound of Luxury 奢侈之声

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2020.1855072

P. Samuel

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Impossible Privacy 不可能的隐私

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BLACK SCHOLAR Pub Date : 2021-01-02 DOI: 10.1080/00064246.2020.1855090

Christen A. Smith

引用次数: 3

Minor Characters, Major Silences, or Against the Compulsion to Talk 次要人物，主要沉默，或反对强迫说话