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RECLAIMING THE L-WORD: SAPPHO'S DAUGHTERS OUT IN AFRICA edited by Alleyn Diesel

I had erroneously assumed that the title Reclaiming The L-Word: Sappho’s Daughters Out In Africa was just another loosely themed analogy with a catchy title. I anticipated another disjointed collection of papers espousing the conventional polarities of ‘othering’ and deconstructing the complex metaphysics of ‘gender identities’. I had even prepared myself for contrived ontologies and stubborn epistemologies to encroach my quiet Sunday afternoon. Admittedly, the title, not to mention the beautiful imagery on the cover, drew me in. Relieved that the title didn’t include clever equivoques for ‘embodiment’ or ‘contested’, I proceeded to flip the pages. The contents page, to my surprise, was filled with a series of simply titled stories. The stories themselves were powerful, evocative, moving and bold.