ScholarBot Tarot | Dust II Onyx - The Journey and the Answer @ScholarBot | Uploaded March 2023 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Here’s my book report (read: reflection) on Dust II Onyx as an answer to Dr. Saidiya Hartman’s Lose Your Mother. In watching back during the editing process, I wished I talked a little more about the politics of beauty that Alexander presents in Dust II Onyx. Another future video perhaps. In the meantime, enjoy my ramblings on this very special topic!
Courtney Alexander’s Instagram (her bio also contains a link to her GoFundMe): instagram.com/reallycourtney
DustIIOnyx - dust2onyx.com/collections/all
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:31 Saidiya Hartman’s Lose Your Mother
8:46 Card Specs & the Answer
11:32 Bridging the Gap
13:43 But First! How did I get here?
21:48 I Opt for A Few Select Cards
Works Cited
Alexander, Courtney. DustIIOnyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck (Travel Edition). Black & Sage, 2017.
Hartman, Saidiya V. Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route. Serpent's Tail, 2021.
Further Reading
Furtick, Andrea. Afro Goddess Connection Tarot: Limited Edition. theafrogoddessconnection.com/collections/frontpage
Haley, Alex. Roots: The Saga of an American Family. 1976.
I don’t remember the specific video I learned the “When we mythologize evil…” bit (I know it was an early-ish), but if you’re interested in video essays on black movies and other media, here’s F.D. Signifier’s channel: youtube.com/c/FDSignifire
Here’s my book report (read: reflection) on Dust II Onyx as an answer to Dr. Saidiya Hartman’s Lose Your Mother. In watching back during the editing process, I wished I talked a little more about the politics of beauty that Alexander presents in Dust II Onyx. Another future video perhaps. In the meantime, enjoy my ramblings on this very special topic!
Courtney Alexander’s Instagram (her bio also contains a link to her GoFundMe): instagram.com/reallycourtney
DustIIOnyx - dust2onyx.com/collections/all
Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:31 Saidiya Hartman’s Lose Your Mother
8:46 Card Specs & the Answer
11:32 Bridging the Gap
13:43 But First! How did I get here?
21:48 I Opt for A Few Select Cards
Works Cited
Alexander, Courtney. DustIIOnyx: A Melanated Tarot Deck (Travel Edition). Black & Sage, 2017.
Hartman, Saidiya V. Lose Your Mother: A Journey Along the Atlantic Slave Route. Serpent's Tail, 2021.
Further Reading
Furtick, Andrea. Afro Goddess Connection Tarot: Limited Edition. theafrogoddessconnection.com/collections/frontpage
Haley, Alex. Roots: The Saga of an American Family. 1976.
I don’t remember the specific video I learned the “When we mythologize evil…” bit (I know it was an early-ish), but if you’re interested in video essays on black movies and other media, here’s F.D. Signifier’s channel: youtube.com/c/FDSignifire
