Jafari Sinclaire Allen (1 janv. 1968 – 11 h 56 min, 9 nov 2024 ans)

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ABOUT
- American, PhD from Columbia, taught at Yale, U of Miami, and is currently at Columbia in the Department of African American and African Diaspora Studies
- fieldwork in Cuba, specifically among Black and queer groups
- emphasizes the importance of diaspora in understanding the global dynamics of race, gender, and sexuality

MAJOR WORKS
- Venceremos? The Erotics of Black Self-Making in Cuba (2011)
- There's a Disco Ball Between Us: A Theory of Black Gay Life (2022)

CONTRIBUTIONS
- expanding black queer studies
- intersection of blackness, diaspora, and queerness
- broadening understanding of trans history

CRITIQUES
- some critics argue that Allen's work can be theoretically dense and difficult to navigate for readers unfamiliar with postcolonial and queer theory
- critics argue that by emphasizing resistance and activism, his work may blur the line between objective analysis and political advocacy
- some scholars argue that his focus on specific geographic contexts (such as Cuba) may limit the generalizability of his findings

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