Longing to Tell explained
Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality And Intimacy is a 2003 book by Tricia Rose. It comprises 20 oral histories by African-American women from different socio-economic backgrounds and ages telling their stories about various aspects of sexuality.
Reception
The New York Times noted that it is "the first compilation of black women's oral histories about all aspects of sexuality" and that it has been applauded by scholars like Henry Louis Gates Jr.,[1] while, in a discussion about her book The Politics & Passion, Gloria Wekker expressed disappointment with Longing to Tell.[2]
Longing to Tell has also been reviewed by Booklist,[3] Publishers Weekly,[4] Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society,[5] Women's Review of Books,[6] Library Journal,[7] Multicultural Review,[8] and Essence.[9]
Notes and References
- News: Lee . Felicia R. . August 12, 2006 . Books: Class With the 'Ph.D. Diva'. New York Times . February 26, 2017.
- 2009 . Politics & Passion: A Conversation with Gloria Wekker . Andil Gosine . But this is a bunch of interviews with women of different ages talking about their sexual experiences but it doesn’t really theorize anything. . Caribbean Review of Gender Studies . University of the West Indies . 3 . 2 . February 26, 2017.
- Web site: Longing to tell: Black women talk about sexuality and intimacy . Readers interested in race and gender issues will appreciate this revealing book. . February 26, 2017.
- Web site: LONGING TO TELL: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy . By letting the women speak for themselves and following the histories with a passionate afterword, Rose provides a collection that is as compelling as it is sorely needed . April 7, 2003 . Publishers Weekly . PWxyz LLC. February 26, 2017.
- September 2005 . Book Review . Kimberly Springer . 10.1086/431384. Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society . The University of Chicago Press . 31 . 1 . 231–233 . 10.1086/431384 .
- October 2003 . First-person stories . Women's Review of Books . Wellesley College . 21 . 1 . 13 . 10.2307/4024272. 4024272 . Rhodes-Pitts . Sharifa . Rose . Tricia .
- April 2003 . Longing To Tell (Book) . Antoinette Brinkman. Library Journal . Media Source . 128 . 6 . 117 . February 26, 2017.
- December 2003 . Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy . Charlie Spencer Lackey . Multicultural Review . GP Subscription Publications . 12 . 4 . 83 . February 26, 2017.
- July 2003 . Books . Diane Patrick . Raquel Boler . Essence . Time Inc. . 34 . 3 . 102 . February 26, 2017.
