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It traffics in occult visions of other worlds and dreams of a different kind of life. It obeys no rules and abides no authorities. Hartman is an uncommon given name for males but a very popular surname for all people (470 out of 150436, Top 1). Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments Part 1, Chapters 1-4 Summary & Analysis Part 1: She Makes an Errant Path Through the City Chapter 1 Summary: The Terrible Beauty of the Slum Hartman begins by describing an unnamed Black girl who lives in Philadelphia’s Seventh Ward in the year 1900. Waywardness is a practice of possibility at a time when all reads, except the ones created by smashing out, are foreclosed. And we end this episode with TBR Topoff book recommendations from Marc and Jamie. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments Quotes Showing 1-7 of 7. Listen in as both talk separately with Poured Over’s host, Miwa Messer. Chin joined us to talk about uncovering her family’s past, researching an intergenerational story and more. Hartman is a sleuth of the archive she draws extensively from plantation documents, missionary tracts, whatever traces she can findbut she is. Sharpe joined us to talk about how these notes came to be, the wealth of literary influences on the project and more.Īva Chin’s Mott Street follows one Chinese American family through generations of struggle and resiliency as they work to build their lives. Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments is a rich resurrection of a forgotten history, which is Hartman's specialtyHer rigor and restraint give her writing its distinctive electricity and tension. Ordinary Notes by Christina Sharpe compiles art and short vignettes into a beautiful work that explores the Black experience through a wide variety of themes. These riveting works of nonfiction by two incredible women have powerful narratives on family, race, and the way we get to tell our stories.

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