Audre Lorde’s “Master’s Tools” and “Uses of the Erotic”

Welcome to class with Professor Peyton, where we take theory off the shelf and put it where it belongs: in the streets, in our bodies, and in our breath. Today, we’re doing the Lorde’s work! This episode dives into two of Audre Lorde’s most powerful essays: “The Master’s Tools Will Never Dismantle the Master’s House” and “Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power." We’ll talk about why liberation can’t come from the same systems that oppress us, what the “master’s tools” really are, and how reclaiming our feelings, our bodies, and our pleasure is part of the revolution.We also explore how Lorde’s work speaks to trans and nonbinary experiences—even if her language predates that visibility—and why the erotic is not indulgent, but necessary. #AudreLorde #QueerTheory #FeministTheory #ProfessorPeyton #RevolutionaryReadings #TheMastersTools #UsesOfTheErotic #TheoryIsSurvival #QueerFeminism #BlackFeminism