The topic for this essay is Crossing Shared Struggles and identities: Why Gay, Lesbian, Queer and African American Criticism are Essential in Literary Discourse Today.
This essay will explore how Lesbian, Gay, Queer (LGQ) Criticism and African American Criticism intersect, highlighting shared strategies, common themes, and mutual goals within contemporary literature and cultural critique. By analyzing selected literary works, this paper argues that these two critical frameworks, often treated independently, are fundamentally intertwined in their approach to confronting systemic oppression, identity politics, and societal norms.
Opinion Aspect:
I will argue that the separation of LGQ and African American Criticism in literary and academic discourse undermines the comprehensive understanding of identity struggles and silences intersectional voices that are crucial for true literary representation and social justice.
Use Research to further opinion based artififacts in the essay. **THIS CAN’T JUST SIMPLY BE MY OPINION**
****THE BOOK USED FOR THIS CLASS WILL ALSO BE ATTACHED TO BE USED AS A REFERENCE BUT DOESN’T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE IMPLEMENTED ACCORDINGLY INTO THE ESSAY*****
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NOTE/ IDEA FROM MY PROFESSOR:
Paper
“Hunter, I don’t know if this will be helpful, but James Baldwin—he was debating the Yale philosophy professor on the Dick Cavett Show video we watched—was gay. A considerable amount has been written about the intersection of these identities for him.”
***DO NOT UTILIZE AI OR PLAGIARIZE*** This needs to be human written, my professor is VERY strict on this!
****USE PROPER GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION*** I get points taken off if this isn’t used correctly