Longing to Tell

Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality And Intimacy
AuthorTricia Rose
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNon-fiction, African-American women's sexuality
Published2003 (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages415
ISBN9780374190613
OCLC50695245

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]

References

  1. ^ Lee, Felicia R. (August 12, 2006). "Books: Class With the 'Ph.D. Diva'". New York Times. Retrieved February 26, 2017.
  2. ^ Andil Gosine (2009). "Politics & Passion: A Conversation with Gloria Wekker" (PDF). Caribbean Review of Gender Studies (3). University of the West Indies: 2. Retrieved February 26, 2017. But this is a bunch of interviews with women of different ages talking about their sexual experiences but it doesn't really theorize anything.
  3. ^ "Longing to tell: Black women talk about sexuality and intimacy". Retrieved February 26, 2017. Readers interested in race and gender issues will appreciate this revealing book.
  4. ^ "LONGING TO TELL: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy". Publishers Weekly. PWxyz LLC. April 7, 2003. Retrieved February 26, 2017. 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
  5. ^ Kimberly Springer (September 2005). "Book Review". Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society. 31 (1). The University of Chicago Press: 231–233. doi:10.1086/431384. JSTOR 10.1086/431384.
  6. ^ Rhodes-Pitts, Sharifa; Rose, Tricia (October 2003). "First-person stories". Women's Review of Books. 21 (1). Wellesley College: 13. doi:10.2307/4024272. JSTOR 4024272.
  7. ^ Antoinette Brinkman (April 2003). "Longing To Tell (Book)". Library Journal. 128 (6). Media Source: 117. Retrieved February 26, 2017.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ Charlie Spencer Lackey (December 2003). "Longing to Tell: Black Women Talk About Sexuality and Intimacy". Multicultural Review. 12 (4). GP Subscription Publications: 83. Retrieved February 26, 2017.[dead link‍]
  9. ^ Diane Patrick; Raquel Boler (July 2003). "Books". Essence. 34 (3). Time Inc.: 102. Retrieved February 26, 2017.[dead link‍]