Title: Funk the erotic : transaesthetics and black sexual cultures /
Authors: Horton-Stallings, LaMonda
Year: 2015
Subjects: African Americans; African Americans Sexual behavior.; Sex United States Cross-cultural studies.; American literature African American authors History and criticism; African Americans; African Americans Sexual behavior.; American literature African American authors.; Sex; United States
Contents: Introduction -- pt. I. Freaks, sacred subjectivity, and public spheres -- Sexual magic and funky black freaks in nineteenth-century black literature -- In search of our mama's porn: genealogies of black women's sexual guerrilla tactics -- "Make ya holler you've had enough": neutralizing masculine privilege with BDSM and sex work -- Marvelous stank matter: the end of monogamy, the marriage crisis, and ethical slutting -- pt. II. Superfreaks and sites of memory -- Sexuality as a site of memory and the metaphysical dilemma of being a colored girl -- From the freaks of freaknik to the freaks of magic city: black women, adrogyny, dance, and profane sites of memory -- Black trans narratives, sex work, and the illusive flesh -- Conclusion: funk studies - the b-side.