@GreenSimms

Professor of African and Postcolonial Film/Literature at American University, Washington, DC.

Joined August 2012
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Honored to have received the African Literature Association award for Best Scholarly Book for Queer African Cinemas.
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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress8 May 2023
On May 11, join @GreenSimms author of "Queer African Cinemas," for an online discussion part of the @AFI_PennState book talk series with Zinhle ka'Nobuhlaluse. ow.ly/m0Nq50Oh32E
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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress4 Jul 2022
Don't miss the Film Quarterly webinarwith Lindsey B. Green-Simms (@GreenSimms), author of "Queer African Cinemas". July 6 at 1pm EST. ow.ly/q8gz50JKEwe
Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover features a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s 2018 film "Rafiki." Two Black individuals sit side-by-side smiling at each other, one with hair braids wrapped in multicolored thread and the other in a backwards pink cap.

ALT Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover features a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s 2018 film "Rafiki." Two Black individuals sit side-by-side smiling at each other, one with hair braids wrapped in multicolored thread and the other in a backwards pink cap.

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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Film Quarterly@FilmQuarterly23 Jun 2022
SAVE THE DATE! Next Page Views Live is happening July 6th 1PM ET. @brunoguarana will be in conversation with @GreenSimms on her latest book, QUEER AFRICAN CINEMAS. Register here: ucsc.zoom.us/webinar/registe…
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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Film Quarterly@FilmQuarterly15 Jun 2022
From our Summer 2022 issue: @brunoguarana chats with @GreenSimms about their latest book, Queer African Cinemas: filmquarterly.org/2022/06/06…
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Africa Is a Country@africasacountry1 Jun 2022
Lindsey Green-Simms’ book 'Queering African Cinemas' confirms her status as a leading Africanist working at the intersections of postcolonial thought, queer theory, and screen media. africasacountry.com/2022/06/…

Imagining new stories, new freedoms, and new joys

Lindsey Green-Simms’ book "Queer African Cinemas" explores the intersections of postcolonial thought, queer theory, and screen media.

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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress11 May 2022
Trying to decided what to buy during our 50% off Spring Sale? Check out these five new essential books in #FilmStudies. @GreenSimms @wakabagirl @maddy738 ow.ly/kMTB50J0jJ9
Five New Essential Books in Film. Spring Sale. Covers of How Do We Look?, Bigger than Life, Reframing Todd Haynes, Queer African Cinemas, and Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke.

ALT Five New Essential Books in Film. Spring Sale. Covers of How Do We Look?, Bigger than Life, Reframing Todd Haynes, Queer African Cinemas, and Jia Zhangke on Jia Zhangke.

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Please join us this Saturday for an ALA Lecture Series event "New Books on African Cinema" with Lindsey Green-Simms and Noah Tsika. Time: Sat, April 30, 2022 @ 11am EST; London, 3pm; Lagos, 4pm; Johannesburg, 5pm; Nairobi, 6pm Venue: ALA YouTube Channel: youtube.com/channel/UCaYYHGM…
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Tomorrow!
Akin Adeṣọkan@iwalesino23 Apr 2022
Join us on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at 11.00am (EST). @AfricanLitAssoc @GreenSimms
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Queer Lives in Kenya Matter! Sheila Adhiambo Lumumba did NOT deserve such cruel death🤚🏾🛑 We Call upon the @DCI_Kenya @Kenyajudiciary @NPSOfficial_KE @ODPP_KE to investigate the perpetrators of this cruel act! #JusticeForSheila #ProtectQueerKenyans Tag others : @irunguhoughton
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Lindsey Green-Simms (Queer African Cinemas) and Noah Tsika (Cinematic Independence: Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria) in a @AfricanLitAssoc conversation. Sat, April 30 at 11:00 AM EST; London, 3:00 PM; Joburg, 5:00 PM m.youtube.com/channel/UCaYYH…
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About to teach the last session of my incredibly fun Queer African Film and Fiction class for the semester. I’ve loved looking at this stack of books on my shelf but soon they’ll get re-shelved so I can make room for my summer books. Consider this some recommended reading🙂
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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
QASA@QueerAfrStudies28 Mar 2022
QASA will be hosting a works-in-progress salon on April 6th, from 2-3 EST. Five-minute presentations by @suntoshpillay, Cullen Goldblatt, @EdgarNabutanyi, @kerry_manzo, & @zuluspice on their current research & writing will be followed by discussion.
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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress16 Mar 2022
Check out a guest blog by Lindsey B. @GreenSimms, author of #NewBook Queer African Cinemas. Her post details 10 African films that "capture the difficulty of queer existence but also highlight the potentials for queer life-building and joy." #LGBTQ #Film ow.ly/Kshc50IkbFS
Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover is black, featuring a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s "Rafiki," 2018 of two people smiling at each other.

ALT Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover is black, featuring a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s "Rafiki," 2018 of two people smiling at each other.

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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress7 Mar 2022
Save 30% on #NewBook "Queer African Cinemas" by Lindsey B. @GreenSimms, examining films produced by and about queer Africans in the first two decades of the twenty-first century. #Gender #LGBTQ #Film ow.ly/trJf50IbLwe
Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover features a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s 2018 film "Rafiki." Two Black individuals sit side-by-side smiling at each other, one with hair braids wrapped in multicolored thread and the other in a backwards pink cap.

ALT Cover of Queer African Cinemas by Lindsey B. Green-Simms. Cover features a still from Wanuri Kahiu’s 2018 film "Rafiki." Two Black individuals sit side-by-side smiling at each other, one with hair braids wrapped in multicolored thread and the other in a backwards pink cap.

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Lindsey Green-Simms retweeted
Duke University Press@DukePress4 Mar 2022
Check out new books from @roxsamer, @michacardenas, & @GreenSimms!
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Queer African Cinemas is here! If you’d like to order it through @DukePress you can use this coupon code for 30% off: E22GRNSM
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