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<p>Unspoken in discussions of heteronormativity is not only the assumption that couples are presumed to be straight, but are also white and middle class. Thus, by definition nonheteronormative households, Black families and, in particular, Black female-headed households can be considered queer. In this article, we explore the ways that queer theory offers new intellectual opportunities and frameworks to explore archaeologies of race and racialization. Using case studies from 19th-century Louisiana and Illinois, we will examine the households and labors of African American women and demonstrate the power of a queer framework to explore the ways that race and class intersect with gender practice and performance to create queer identities.</p>

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All the Single Ladies: Queering Race in Nineteenth-Century African American Female-Headed Households

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    2025年3月1日

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  • Laurie A. Wilkie,
  • Annelise E. Morris

摘要

Unspoken in discussions of heteronormativity is not only the assumption that couples are presumed to be straight, but are also white and middle class. Thus, by definition nonheteronormative households, Black families and, in particular, Black female-headed households can be considered queer. In this article, we explore the ways that queer theory offers new intellectual opportunities and frameworks to explore archaeologies of race and racialization. Using case studies from 19th-century Louisiana and Illinois, we will examine the households and labors of African American women and demonstrate the power of a queer framework to explore the ways that race and class intersect with gender practice and performance to create queer identities.