Collaborative Spirit-Writing and Performance in Everyday Black Lives

This book is a dialogic engagement that draws upon shared lived experiences, hopes and fears of two Black people. It shows that collaborative writing can have knowledge-making and knowledge-transforming effects, since it allows humans to externalize their thinking in forms that are easier to reflect on and potentially rework.

1. Introduction: Collaborative Spirit-Writing 2. Exploring Self with/for Others 3. Spirit-Writing: Creating from the Collective/Collaborative Vibe 4. Suggestions to Further Engage with This Book; Section I: Introduction to Revolution 5. The Revolution Will Be Televised (with Apologies to Gil Scott-Heron) 6. Freedom 7. "Common Sense" and "Oh Freedom" 8. The Devolution of Gil Scott-Heron 9. Dreamscapes and Escapedreams: An Autoethnography through the Art of Jerry Weems Section II: Introduction to Resistance 10. Unprecedented Times (January 6, 2021), or: The Insurrection Was Televised and New Normal (January 6, 2021) 11. Cultural Capita(o)l 12. 119 13. Black Trauma; Section III: Introduction to Reimagining 14. Talkin' on a 20 Dolla Bill 15. Lagniappe 16. I Am a Woman of Prayer 17. O' for my Grand/Mother 18. O! Say Can You See?; Section IV: Introduction to Reparations 19. The Payback 20. Say It: Or Reparations My Ass!; Section V: Introduction to Redemption 21. Black Notes 22. Black, Black Notes - 2-24-2021 23. Tale End and Spirits-Free 24. 3-4-2021 Early A.M. Dream