Baldwin’s Balls: Sensuality, Profanity, and the Testicular Fortitude to Reckon with Race
Both sensuality and profanity dwell within love’s truthful self-expression. James Baldwin’s oeuvre reads race relations in the United States, revealing a skewed balance between sensuality and profanity rectified through authentic sensual connections across racial lines. This essay introduces Baldwin...
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| Main Author: | Lorise A. Diamond |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cultural Studies Association
2025-05-01
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| Series: | Lateral |
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| Online Access: | https://csalateral.org/issue/14-1/baldwins-balls-sensuality-profanity-testicular-fortitude-race-diamond/ |
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