Biomythography Bayou by Lewis, Mel Michelle

Biomythography Bayou

When your stories flow from the brackish waters of the Gulf South, where the land and water...
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Author: Mel Michelle Lewis
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Biomythography Bayou by Lewis, Mel Michelle

Biomythography Bayou

BD$40.30

Biomythography Bayou

BD$40.30
Author: Mel Michelle Lewis
Format: Paperback
Language: English
When your stories flow from the brackish waters of the Gulf South, where the land and water merge, your narratives cannot be contained or constrained by the Eurocentric conventions of autobiography. When your story is rooted in the histories of your West African, Creek, and Creole ancestors, as well as your Black, feminist, and queer communities, you must create a biomythography that transcends linear time and extends beyond the pages of a book.

Biomythography Bayou is more than just a book of memoir; it is a ritual for conjuring queer embodied knowledges and decolonial perspectives. Blending a rich gumbo of genres--from ingredients such as praise songs, folk tales, recipes, incantations, and invocations--it also includes a multimedia component, with "bayou tableau" images and audio recording links. Inspired by such writers as Audre Lorde, Zora Neale Hurston, and Octavia Butler, Mel Michelle Lewis draws from the well of her ancestors in order to chart a course toward healing Afrofutures. Showcasing the nature, folklore, dialect, foodways, music, and art of the Gulf's coastal communities, Lewis finds poetic ways to celebrate their power and wisdom.

Author: Mel Michelle Lewis
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
Published: 10/11/2024
Pages: 214
Binding Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9781684484812

About the Author
MEL MICHELLE LEWIS (she/they) is Vice President for People, Justice, and Cultural Affairs at American Rivers, providing strategic guidance on social and environmental justice initiatives. She previously chaired the Humanistic Studies department at the Maryland Institute College of Art, as well as the Africana Studies and Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies departments at Goucher College.

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