Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction. Body Work 1
5. Chapter One. Us, the Uncanny, and the Threat of Black Femininity 21
6. Chapter Two. Inside Out. Shango and Spectacles of the Spirit 42
7. Chapter Three. Noise and the Body-Place. This ember state and the Critical Encounter 59
8. Chapter Four. On the Brink. Approximation, Difference, and Ongoing Storms 76
9. Chapter Five. Tamarind, Metabolism, and Rest. Making Racialized Labor Visible 94
10. Conclusion. Inflammation. Notes from the Front 112
11. Notes 131
12. Bibliography 157
13. Index 175