A Multiracial Experience

Steve Majors

Description

Join writer Steve Majors as he recounts his search for identity through race, family, generational trauma, queerness, and parenthood in this moving memoir.

The white-passing youngest son of a Black American family, journalist and author Steve Majors reflects on his life and experiences as a multi-racial queer man. A poignant narrative of identity formation, rejection, and re-formation, this moving memoir covers themes of generational trauma, abuse, race, sexuality, and family relationships.

Adapted for course reading from the original memoir High Yella, this book is ideal reading for higher education students of Black Studies, African American Studies, American Studies, Queer and LGBT+ Studies, Family Studies, and related courses in the social sciences.

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Learning objectives

Introduction

Note on language

Chapter 1 The music man

Chapter 2 Ole cat eyes

Chapter 3 Light, bright, and almost white

Chapter 4 Oreo

Chapter 5 Pops’ blood

Chapter 6 Queens of the hill

Chapter 7 A shadow of myself

Chapter 8 Making do without

Chapter 9 The house on the hill

Chapter 10 Neecie

Chapter 11 Wild child

Chapter 12 Don’t trust that bitch

Chapter 13 One step forward

Chapter 14 Ole hot ass

Chapter 15 The traveling salesman

Chapter 16 Sissified

Chapter 17 White lies, dark secrets

Chapter 18 There’s no place like home

Chapter 19 Shit happens

Chapter 20 The secret inside her

Chapter 21 Dead or in jail

Chapter 22 A family of choice

Chapter 23 The wounds that won’t heal

Chapter 24 Blood is thicker

Chapter 25 Sins of the fathers

Chapter 26 All the dirt

Chapter 27 One last time

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Further reading

Index

Sujets

• LGBTQ+ Studies
• Ethnic Studies
• Black Studies
• Personal Memoirs
• Social Science
• Cultural
• LGBTQ+
• Sociologie, société et politique
• USA
• United States of America
• América
• 21st century
• Memoir
• General officer
• African American
• General
• American
• États-Unis
• LGBT

Informations

• Publié par: Lived Places Publishing
• Date de parution: 22 septembre 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781916704183
• Langue: English

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