As I ran on the treadmill this morning at Duke University, realizing that I am presently a doctoral student in the English program, preparing for my preliminary exams (some call them “comprehensive”) and teaching a course to a group of first years, I realized that I was literally not supposed to be there…on the treadmill…running…at […]
Author: ashoncrawley
(Not) About Jamal Parris: A Premature Critique of BlackQueer Conservatism
this is a repost of some things i am thinking through and have been for some time now. lest we forget that the eddie long “scandal” is far from resolved, that conversation needs to be ongoing and intentional. So this is the weird me. Trying to think about my continual relationship and disavowal of what […]
On the possibilities for beauty; for love.
We live in a hurting and hurtful world. News reports abound, of course, that makes nihilism a quotidian way of life. But more than that, it is a viable option for moving through times that give us so little reason to smile, to love, to have joy. But the beat drops and you see folks […]
On Audience
*updated 7/11/10. the video was incorrect. see the correct video below* To begin with an aside, a video: I’m really not down with proselytizing and trying to get folks saved. No. The reason I am interested in this performance is because the singers are, of necessity, blind but there is a background noise – of […]