The Black Feminist Book Club brings together community members to read and discuss, inspired by Black feminist texts. Gwendolyn VanSant hosts this next iteration of the book club in MASS MoCA’s Research & Development Store. Participants will explore the selected text together, view special exhibitions and community spaces related to the books, and be introduced to organizations that continue the work of historical Black feminists.

The MASS MoCA iteration of the Black Feminist Book Club is hosted by Multicultural BRIDGE and Gwendolyn VanSant. It is recommended to read the texts before for discussion, but you are welcome to join and listen in.

The book pick for the November 30 discussion is We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance by Kellie Carter Jackson, who will be present at this first gathering. By registering up to 1 week before each convening, you’ll receive a copy of each book, shipped free to your address. Registration includes museum admission for the day of the meet up.

Black Feminist Book Club Dates:

• Saturday, November 30, 2024, We Refuse: A Forceful History of Black Resistance, Kellie Carter Jackson
• Thursday, February 13, 2025, Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin
• Thursday, April 10, 2025, Ordinary Notes, Christina Sharpe
• Saturday, July 19, 2025, Survival is a Promise: The Eternal Life of Audre Lorde, Alexis Pauline Gumbs

$35 per session (Sign up here for Nov 30, 2024 only, you’ll receive a copy of We Refuse and museum admission for November 30, 2024)

$125 for 4 sessions (Receive each book weeks in advance of each event. Sign up now, select the series ticket, and and save!)