What is Summer School?
Summer School is what happens when a dope ass professor teaches critical social and cultural theory in a bar.
If you’re intellectually curious, get excited by the prospect of deep thinking, and stimulating conversation, then join Dr. Nikki Lane for a series of lectures about Black popular culture and sexual politics in America. Enjoy an evening in the company of other smart folks like yourself as you tackle discussion questions for the night. Enjoy happy hour drink specials at the H St. location of the upscale pizzeria Red Rocks. Enjoy an engaging lecture from a dynamic, funny, and gifted lecturer.
Bring friends. Bring bae(s). Bring your curiosity to Summer School.
Summer School 2019
“I‘m Black and I’m Proud”: Black Pride and Black Queer Life in DC
May 8
Black LGBT Pride Celebrations (hereinafter referred to as Black Pride) in the United States is different from “general” LGBT Pride Celebrations. Black Pride Celebrations are a special collection of events meant to celebrate and address the specific issues of local Black LGBT people and highlight Black LGBT and allied businesses and creatives. They are organized by a diverse group of Black local stakeholders.
In this lecture, I discuss the history of Black Pride Celebrations, the first of which was held right here in Washington, DC. I also discuss the Black queer communities which gave birth to it. I’ll share bits about my current research project that is actively working to collect and preserve archival material related to Black Pride Celebrations. Got old photos, posters, pamphlets, or other material from Black Pride? Bring them!
Upcoming
June 12
From Stripping to Dog Walking: Cardi B and the Rise of Women Who Rap
July 10
On Being Ratchet and Boojie: Black Class Politics in the 21st Century
August 14
Wakanda Forevever: Reading Blackness in Film
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