{"product_id":"in-and-out-of-place-mexico-performance-writing-9781680032796","title":"In and Out of Place: Mexico \/ Performance \/ Writing","description":"\u003cp\u003e What does it mean to be in a place and out of place at the same time? Gabrielle Civil explores this question by making black feminist performance art in Mexico. She asks unsuspecting Mexicans if they have good hair, visits legendary black expatriate artist Elizabeth Catlett, celebrates Obama's first election with mariachis, embarks on love affairs, dresses up as a Mexican doll, and christens herself with Negrita rum. Archiving her 2008-2009 Fulbright fellowship project, \u003ci\u003eIn and Out of Place\u003c\/i\u003e combines diary entries, images, performance texts, critical commentary, and current reflections. Civil explores--and expands--the parameters of her own body, artistic process, heritage, and culture. She retraces--and activates--her trajectory as a black woman artist in the world. \u003cbr\u003e ​ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInnovative Prose\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e ... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom\u003ci\u003e \"  de donde eres ?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e where are you from? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e and why are you wearing a sombrero?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e are you trying to go native?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e are you staking a claim?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e are you playing a part or a joke? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e who are you here, black girl?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e who do you think you are?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what gifts are you bringing?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what rights do you have?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e who are your people\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e and where are they now?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e why is your accent so funny?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what are you trying to say?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e when did you get here? \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e how long will you stay?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what lines are you drawing?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what are you rendering?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e what do you recall?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e GABRIELLE CIVIL is a black feminist performance artist, poet, and writer, originally from Detroit, MI. She has premiered over fifty performance art works around the world, including as a Fulbright Fellow in Mexico. Her performance memoirs include \u003ci\u003eSwallow the Fish\u003c\/i\u003e (2017), \u003ci\u003eExperiments in Joy\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), ( ghost gestures ) (2021), and \u003ci\u003ethe d?j? vu\u003c\/i\u003e (2022). Her writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eNew Daughters of Africa\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTeaching Black\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKitchen Table Translation\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eExperiments in Joy: a Workbook\u003c\/i\u003e. The aim of her work is to open up space. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Texas Review Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50877993943314,"sku":"9781680032796","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2b14e9f4-1cc6-470a-9788-4f0a569d4216.jpg?v=1738223161","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-and-out-of-place-mexico-performance-writing-9781680032796","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}