Queer. Caribbean. Miami. Boy: A Personal Geography

Kevin Quashie

doi:10.33596/anth.367

Abstract

Kevin Quashie reflects on growing up Black in Miami and how it has shaped his intellectual pursuits.

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Queer. Caribbean. Miami. Boy: A Personal Geography

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