{"product_id":"9781666949520","title":"Queer Harlem Renaissance Women in the Soviet Union The Travels of Louise Thompson Patterson, Dorothy West and Constance White","description":"\u003ch1\u003eQueer Harlem Renaissance Women in the Soviet Union\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Travels of Louise Thompson Patterson, Dorothy West and Constance White\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAisha Powell\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Science \/ Gender Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eQueer Harlem Renaissance Women in the Soviet Union: The Travels of Louise Thompson Patterson, Dorothy West and Constance White\u003c\/i\u003e explores the experiences of three prominent African American women from the Harlem Renaissance before, during and after a trip to Russia in 1932. \u003c\/b\u003eLouise Thompson Patterson, Dorothy West and Constance White underwent gendered, racialized and sexualized transformations as a result of the trip, which they documented in works such as interviews, letters and magazines. Aisha Powell argues that it is salient to the historical record that the re-storying of this trip through the lens of women, as it has predominantly been understood through a man's gaze. This book reviews how the perceivable, rigid, White cold country of Russia provided a place of solace for three marginalized women.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAisha Powell \u003c\/b\u003eis a researcher, journalist, and educator and holds a PhD in communication, culture, and media studies.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10 December 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781666949520\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e160\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52226500755596,"sku":"9781666949520","price":99.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_2a20779b-a884-4f42-8522-a07283f576d3.jpg?v=1786501752","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781666949520","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}