Abstract
Abstract: This article is structured as a conversation between scholars Jess A. Goldberg and Marquis Bey, grounded in the arguments of Bey’s recent book Black Trans Feminism , published in 2022 by Duke University Press. Rather than an overview or summary of Bey’s book, the conversation digs into particular dimensions of Bey’s arguments and analyses. It begins by situating Black Trans Feminism in relation to the topic of the special issue of WSQ in which the article appears, with Goldberg asking Bey to explain their thinking around “the unbearable” or the abject as they relate to the framework of black trans feminism. From there, the conversation turns to the roles of affect, desire, and disagreement in feminist theorization and argument as well as an extended consideration of metaphors of “holding” in Bey’s work and beyond. The conversation closes with a critical and loving exchange over questions of violence in abolitionist politics and movements and the risks we take on in trying to abolish the conditions of unbearable life at various levels.
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