| #847318 in Books | 2016-04-07 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.70 x6.00l,.0 | File type: PDF | 224 pages||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Resource|By Book Worm|"Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory" is an excellent resource for anybody interested in decolonisation, indigenous studies, and queer theory. As an academic who is interested in these areas, I found Driskill's work meticulous, compelling, and inspiring. I read the book cover to cover in one sitting. Driskill's writing is accessib||
“Places the study of sexuality and Two-Spirit strategies for continuance at the heart of decolonial struggles and decolonial intellectual projects that bridge grassroots and academic scholarship.”—Maylei Blackwell, author of ¡Ch
In Cherokee Asegi udanto refers to people who either fall outside of men’s and women’s roles or who mix men’s and women’s roles. Asegi, which translates as “strange,” is also used by some Cherokees as a term similar to “queer.” For author Qwo-Li Driskill, asegi provides a means by which to reread Cherokee history in order to listen for those stories rendered “strange” by colonial heteropatriar...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Asegi Stories: Cherokee Queer and Two-Spirit Memory | Qwo-Li Driskill. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.
