READING: Kay, Trumpet.
DUE: Close Reading.
Recommended reading:
- Halberstam, Telling Tales: Brandon Teena, Billy Tipton, and Transgender Biography;
- Spade & Willse: Marriage Will Not Set Us Free
- Jackie Kay
Listen to:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me
and the playlist from Joss and Millie’s Wedding:
Boogie Woogie Bugle Body of Company B
Bill Bailey Won’t You Please Come Home
Well, Alright, Ok, You Win, I am in Love with You
Recommended film:
Fitzgarald, Cloudburst
Remember — May 9 TUESDAY 6-9 MANDATORY FINAL EXAM
I know Trumpet talks about Jazz but since blues and Jazz are siblings pretty much I came across this podcast that tracks the history of black lesbian women in blues music wayyyy back in the day. I thought it definitely related to Trumpet and it’s a really cool history that I’ve never known until listening.
Hope all is well,
Jameka
Listen to #18 Lady Sings the Blues No More w/ Tiffany Gouche by P Power Radio #np on #SoundCloud
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This is so awesome! Thanks for posting~!
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This is such an interesting podcast! Thank you.
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Here’s the link to the Halberstam reading http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/08989575.2000.10815235
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LOL jk its behind a paywall…
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Our keyword for tomorrow is “presence”!
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Literally could not find an article (or movie…or book….) on Billy Tipton that wasn’t super transphobic, so here’s a link to one of the Billy Tipton Trio’s songs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3JAAxFYEws It’s weirdly funny to me that the person who posted this video was like “While the circumstances of Billy’s life may have overshadowed his music, this is still tasty”
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A link to biographical information and some of poems by Jackie Kay that I found useful to supplement my reading of Trumpet.http://www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poetry/poets/jackie-kay
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Also, I didn’t realize that the film Boys Don’t Cry was based off a true story until I read about Brandon Teena in the supplemental reading. Here’s a clip from the film. (a part of the film that’s a bit happier than the ending) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkqsW5b51OE
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