Readings: Vanessa Agard-Jones, “What the Sands Remember,” (CW); Akwaeke Amezi, Freshwater
Themes: Sexuality in a global frame; Western cultural imperialisms; alternate
sexual economies; religion, gender and sexuality.
Question:
What happens at the party Agard-Jones attends? What is the significance of this party ethnographically? What does Agard-Jones mean when when she asks, after speaking to a lesbian at the party, “what the sand might offer us as a repository for queer memory?” This question leads to Agard-Jones’ most important realization in the essay – namely that empty places contain information about queer desire – how so? How does “trans” identity function in Freshwater? What does the author have to say about religion, gender and sexuality?
