In this episode, host Kyla Wazana Tompkins interviews Kemi Adeyemi, author of "deviance" entry of Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies. The conversation covers the politics of the dance floor, the history and significance of the term deviance, and the relationship between deviance and resistance. Adeyemi emphasizes the importance of understanding the complexities and nuances of deviance, and cautions against romanticizing deviant subjects.

Kyla Wazana Tompkins is Professor and Chair of Global Gender Studies at the University at Buffalo.

Kemi Adeyemi is Associate Professor at the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Washington.

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