In essays, poems, and dialogues, the writers in Black Feminist Constellations reimagine liberation from the perspectives of radical South American and Caribbean Black women thinkers. The volume’s methodologically innovative approach reflects how Black women come together to theorize the world and challenges the notion that the university is the only site where knowledge can emerge. A major work of intellectual history, Black Feminist Constellations amplifies rarely heard voices, centers the uncanonized, and celebrates the overlooked work of Black women.
Christen A. Smith is an associate professor of anthropology and African and African Diaspora studies and the director of the Center for Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
Lorraine Leu is a professor of Latin American and cultural studies in the Lozano Long Institute of Latin American Studies (LLILAS) and Department of Spanish & Portuguese at the University of Texas at Austin.