In Audre’s Footsteps: Transnational Kitchen Table Talk (edition assemblage, 2021), co-edited by me and Dana Maria Asbury with Jazlyn Tate Andrews, honors Black intellectual traditions set forth by Dr. W.E.B. Du Bois, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Dr. Angela Y. Davis, and Audre Lorde, all who were influenced by their experiences in Berlin. Engaging […]
“Gotta hit them muthafuckin’ angles! It’s a short life!” —Drake, “Nice for What” (2018) I want to be honest. Every summer since around 2018, about halfway through this course (which I’ve taught annually since 2014 and except in 2020 and 2021 because of COVID-19), I contemplate not teaching it again. Most of the time, that […]
In Audre’s Footsteps was co-authored by Dr. Heidi R. Lewis and Dana Maria Asbury with Jazlyn Tate Andrews. Lewis is Associate Professor of Feminist & Gender Studies and inaugural Coordinator of Early Career Faculty Development Programs at Colorado College; Asbury is an activist based in Toronto; and Andrews is a writer based in Denver, CO. Remember […]
We are honored In Audre’s Footsteps joins these brilliant texts as the 7th edition of Sharon Dodua Otoo’s powerful, groundbreaking Witnessed Series, an English language book series written by Black authors who have lived in Germany. Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @AudresFootsteps on all platforms. The Highlights | The Co-Authors | #FemGeniusesinBerlin | […]
Dedicated to Black lesbian mother warrior poet Audre Lorde. While I have never intended for my work to mimic Audre’s […] I am indebted to and aim to honor her legacy. —Dr. Heidi R. Lewis from the “Introduction,” In Audre’s Footsteps: Transnational Kitchen Table Talk Remember to follow us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram at @AudresFootsteps […]
