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<\/a><\/p>\nMonday, March 31, 2014<\/span><\/h2>\n <\/p>\n
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Listen to Audre Lorde Read <\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n‘Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power’<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
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\nWe’re living in a time when Black women’s bodies are more visible than ever. The biggest music stars in the world are Black women and neither Rihanna or Beyonc\u00e9 have any\u00a0problem\u00a0with exploring their sexuality in public. But their overt\u00a0displays\u00a0continue\u00a0to raise questions about the consequences of these types of performances.<\/span><\/p>\nAudre Lorde explores this tension in “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power.” The essay can be found in the collection\u00a0Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches<\/span><\/a>![\"\"](\"http:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=forhar-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1580911862\")
. Which can be purchased\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
‘Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power’<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n <\/p>\n
Posted by\u00a0For Harriet\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n<\/span>
\nWe’re living in a time when Black women’s bodies are more visible than ever. The biggest music stars in the world are Black women and neither Rihanna or Beyonc\u00e9 have any\u00a0problem\u00a0with exploring their sexuality in public. But their overt\u00a0displays\u00a0continue\u00a0to raise questions about the consequences of these types of performances.<\/span><\/p>\nAudre Lorde explores this tension in “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power.” The essay can be found in the collection\u00a0Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches<\/span><\/a>. Which can be purchased\u00a0here<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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Audre Lorde explores this tension in “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power.” The essay can be found in the collection\u00a0Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches<\/span><\/a><\/span>
\nWe’re living in a time when Black women’s bodies are more visible than ever. The biggest music stars in the world are Black women and neither Rihanna or Beyonc\u00e9 have any\u00a0problem\u00a0with exploring their sexuality in public. But their overt\u00a0displays\u00a0continue\u00a0to raise questions about the consequences of these types of performances.<\/span><\/p>\n