"By refusing the primacy of the explanatory and explicit event in academic writing, Adeyemi masterfully uses the structure of "feeling right" in Feels Right in Chicago to situate the forms of affect and politics that shape Black queer life at the level of the body and in social space."--Brittnay L. Proctor "Theatre Journal" (6/1/2024 12:00:00 AM)
"What is innovative about Adeyemi's text ... is that she carves out a scholarly field that reflects her interest in queer nightlife in the most expansive definition of the phrase. ... Feels Right is a political project that aims to drive many Black queer women to return to nightlife even if their pleasure is contested on the dance floor and in the city."
--Marietta Kosma "European Journal of American Studies" (1/10/2024 12:00:00 AM)"Adeyemi's rich ethnographic observations on Black queer women's parties in Chicago demonstrate why the dance floor is much more than just a utopian promise of happiness within a hostile socio-political environment. . . . Through dancing and choreography, queerness is not only performed but also learned and experienced by people who may not have encountered it before."--Yener Bayramoglu "Ethnic and Racial Studies" (12/22/2022 12:00:00 AM)
"This book will be invaluable to anyone working in feminist studies, queer studies, performance studies, Black studies, and Black geographies."--Naz Oktay "Lateral" (5/20/2024 12:00:00 AM)
"Scholars interested in topics of geography and space making, queer and Black politics, and queer theory will find Feels Right particularly appealing. . . . Throughout Feels Right, Adeyemi presents essential questions about queer nightlife, neoliberal politics, ordinary affects, mobility throughout city spaces (and academia), and experiences of burnout within radical politics and research."--Jordan C. Grasso "GLQ" (6/1/2024 12:00:00 AM)