Abstract
Abstract
This performative article/script serves as an extended functional definition and a practical exploration of the notion of ”racializing identity.” Through a series of individually labeled autopoetic movements, the performative article/script creates a typology that compares and analyzes the foci of each form, facilitating the definition and exposing the socially constructed intersection between race and Black queer identity. The performative article/script begins to question the limitations of race as a specified method of categorizing bodies and more specifically questions the conceptualization of “performing race” as a sign of racial authenticity.
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