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“An Extra/Ordinary Rending: 

Carcerally Conditioning 

Black Motherhood”

 

UIC Institute for the 

Humanities Fellows Lecture: 

Dec 1 2020

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References & Related Readings

Susila Gurusami

www.susilagurusami.com

gurusami@uic.edu

Twitter: @_dr_sus

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