Gayl Jones Projects

Gayl Jones 2022 symposium & future projects

(no affiliation with thee author; acct run by owen, middleton, khanmalek; art by melissa donde)

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“amid all of the stories, the brutalities, people not understanding each other-- every once in a while there is something that says: despite all that we've been through as Black people in this country, we found some sliver of the gentle” -Cheryl L. Johnson 🖤🌿 #gayljones

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good news coming soon 🖤🌿

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A joy to share this recorded keynote dialogue between @CrystalWilki & @alexispauline on Gayl Jones' creativity, influence, and her reclamation of space and breath for Black characters https://t.co/fScPrfFypM session sponsored by @buhumanities & @BU_AFAM #gayljonessymposium

[Gayl Jones Projects @JonesSymposium]

A joy to share this recorded keynote dialogue between @CrystalWilki & @alexispauline on Gayl Jones' creativity, influence, and her reclamation of space and breath for Black characters https://t.co/fScPrfFypM session sponsored by @buhumanities & @BU_AFAM #gayljonessymposium

[Deesha Philyaw @DeeshaPhilyaw]

THIS IS NOT A DRILL

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if twitter goes down you can still find Gayl Jones Symposium updates (forthcoming keynote videos, special issue updates, etc) on our ig https://t.co/PfhUlc26T9 or by dropping us a email to join our mailing list gayljonessymposium [at] gmail 🖤🌿 #readmoregayljones #gaylforever

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solidarity w/ the UC academic worker strike & all they fight for! we met each other as UC grads/underpaid GSIs/union members. dont cross the picket! dont be a scab! we call on everyone to heed Gayl Jones’s instructions to “sustain our love / at a time of cruelty" - go fight win!

[More Perfect Union @MorePerfectUS]

BREAKING: 48,000 academic workers at the University of California have begun the largest higher education strike in U.S. history. The UC workers, represented by @UAW, are picketing at all 10 UC campuses this morning.

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thank you to everyone who attended our #2022ASA panel! 🖤🌿

[Gayl Jones Projects @JonesSymposium]

“what we choose to teach shapes the kinds of things we can imagine” – Ianna Hawkins Owen🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“if we want to canonize someone like Gayl Jones and the work she has created, we are already off of the main stream of Black writing. the periphery is a place of possibility ” – Kianna Middleton🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“the wide range of Jones’ work offers us a blueprint for survival" – Tala Khanmalek🖤🌿#2022ASA

[Gayl Jones Projects @JonesSymposium]

“everything said in the beginning must be said better, must be taught better than in the beginning”– Kianna Middleton🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“we want to create a space where we could all come together, a space that's interdisciplinary and as accessible as possible” – Tala Khanmalek🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“we as organizers and people of color in this world experienced a variety of challenges. working in a group was incredibly useful and supportive in stepping up and stepping back” – Ianna Hawkins Owen🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“accessibility is something we understand to be an ongoing process. we're continuing to be dynamic and responsive to people’s needs“ – Ianna Hawkins Owen🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“even though the conference was virtual, we still wanted to give people the feeling of being together, being part of a small community ” – Ianna Hawkins Owen🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“we had to ask, ‘how do we to engage in these acts of witness that can be ongoing?’” – Ianna Hawkins Owen🖤🌿#2022ASA

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“creating the symposium was a way to honor, but also to witness the work Jones is doing ” – Kianna Middleton🖤🌿#2022ASA