Nessette Falu
Author who explores the well-being and self-worth of Black lesbians in Brazil against prejudice.
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Dec 24, 2023 • 59min
Nessette Falu, "Unseen Flesh: Gynecology and Black Queer Worth-Making in Brazil" (Duke UP, 2023)
Nessette Falu discusses gynecology's erasure of Black lesbian subjecthood in Brazil. They explore the trauma caused by interactions with gynecologists and how Black lesbians actively pursue well-being and social change. Falu rethinks medicalization of race, sex, and gender, examining the daily resistance and worth-making practices of Black queer identity.
Dec 24, 2023 • 59min
Nessette Falu, "Unseen Flesh: Gynecology and Black Queer Worth-Making in Brazil" (Duke UP, 2023)
Nessette Falu explores the well-being and self-worth of Black lesbians in Brazil against prejudice. They discuss the trauma caused by interactions with gynecologists, the pursuit of well-being through self-care and social change, and the erasure of Black lesbian subjecthood by the medical system. Falu rethinks the medicalization of race, sex, and gender while emphasizing relationships, socioeconomic struggles, the erotic, and freedom strivings as aspects of Black queer life.
