Creating Space for Black Queer Narratives: A Conversation Between Nella Larsen and James Baldwin

Author

Trinity L. Hollis, CUNY Bernard M Baruch CollegeFollow

Date of Award

Fall 12-16-2023

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

B.A. with honors

Honors Designation

yes

Program of Study

English

Language

English

First Advisor

Erica Richardson

Second Advisor

Amy Baily

Abstract

My project seeks to use the fiction of James Baldwin and Nella Larsen to understand how queerness interacts with race, namely Black identity. I’m guided by Black feminist thought to consider themes of intersectionality, the notion that all aspects of identity are experienced simultaneously. This thesis makes an effort not to alienate one identity from another; the literature that I’m close reading is proof that Blackness and queerness inform each other.

Recommended Citation

Hollis, Trinity L., "Creating Space for Black Queer Narratives: A Conversation Between Nella Larsen and James Baldwin" (2023). CUNY Academic Works.
https://academicworks.cuny.edu/bb_etds/183