What pleasure becomes possible when we commune with nature, our bodies, and each other? Educator, activist and organizer, researcher, writer, scholar, Zumba dancer, a very reluctant high school sax player and first-chair, only chair vibraphonist shea wesley martin joins us in this episode where they think with us about all things community. shea contemplates how we story community, learn and write in community, and how we find pleasure in community. 

Also, they have another special educator workshop Yours, Truly coming up and would like to welcome you to the space! Find more details by following them on Twitter and on Instagram @sheathescholar. 

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Transcript [Available From June 14]

COVER ART

The cover art for this episode’s title card is a collage created by collagist Anna Almore. Anna is also a Dancing on Desks Hivemind member.

CONNECT WITH SHEA & THEIR WORK

Twitter: @sheathescholar

Instagram @sheathescholar

https://www.sheawesleymartin.com/

INTELLECTUAL INHERITANCE

-The Black Interior: Essays, Elizabeth Alexander

The Sovereignty of Quiet: Beyond Resistance in Black Culture, Kevin Quashie

-Punished for Dreaming, Bettina Love 

-Kimberly C. Ransom, “A Conceptual Falsetto: Re-Imagining Black Childhood via One Girl’s Exploration of Prince”, Journal of African American Studies (2017) 

-Zinn Education Project

-Teaching for Change

-Social Justice Books

-Woke Kindergarten

MUSIC

-Our Dancing on Desks Theme Song is composed and arranged by Mara Johnson and Elliott Wilkes

-vibraphone, original music prod. Elliott Wilkes 

-Victoria Monét “On My Mama” (monét clipped wings Remix)

-“Mortal” prod. rémdolla

-"Jazzaddicts" prod. Cosimo Fogg

-Go-go instrumental prod Marci Jay

-Noire #1 prod. Pedro

-“Raio de Sol” prod. Wonderlust Beats

-"Reprise / Those Eyes" prod. yogic beats

-"Marry Me" prod. Fred Irie

-"Seus Olhos" prod. Fred Irie

-"Soul Searcher" prod. yogic beats

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