Exploring textual accumulation as a methodological practice, this paper (first presented as the 2021 Antipode American Association of Geographers Lecture on 8 April) works through how the aesthetics of black miscellanea, and the engagement with overlapping and conflicting texts that are affixed, uncovers moments of clarity that complicate typical conceptualisations of opacity. The moments of clarity unravel as lessons, with the aesthetics of black miscellanea signalling an experiment in, and the potential politics of, dynamic collaboration, diasporic literacy, and counsel. Krista Franklin’s Under the Knife anchors the discussion.
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