Contents

1. Cover Page
2. Title Page
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Acknowledgments
7. Prologue
8. Introduction: Black Queer Meanings of Literacy
9. 1. “Treacherous Enterprises”: Hiding/Out through Literacy Concealment
10. 2. “Because of Their Fearlessness, I Felt Empowered”: Ancestors, Fictive Kin, and Elders
11. 3. “Spiritual Wanderers and Resident Aliens”: The Unholy Life of Literacy Normativity and the Creation of Black Queer Spiritualities
12. 4. Feeling Myself: Refashioning Undesirability in Black Queer Digital Spheres
13. Conclusion
14. Appendixes
    1. A. Research Participant Reference Chart
    2. B. Interview Script
15. Notes
16. Bibliography
17. Index
18. About the Author

Acknowledgments

Prologue

Introduction: Black Queer Meanings of Literacy

1. “Treacherous Enterprises”: Hiding/Out through Literacy Concealment

2. “Because of Their Fearlessness, I Felt Empowered”: Ancestors, Fictive Kin, and Elders

3. “Spiritual Wanderers and Resident Aliens”: The Unholy Life of Literacy Normativity and the Creation of Black Queer Spiritualities

4. Feeling Myself: Refashioning Undesirability in Black Queer Digital Spheres

Conclusion

Appendixes

A. Research Participant Reference Chart

B. Interview Script

Notes

Bibliography

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1. Cover Page
2. Begin Reading
3. Copyright Page
4. Dedication
5. Contents
6. Acknowledgments
7. Prologue
8. Introduction
9. Conclusion
10. Appendixes
11. Notes
12. Bibliography
13. Index