the board of directors of the Center for Lesbian and Gay Studies, City University of New York; and on the advisory board of Issues in Critical Investigation, Vanderbilt University. He is very well-connected in many different circles and as such, this book will attract interdisciplinary audiences. Established critic: Moten has written numerous critical works, most notably The Undercommons: Fugitive Planning & Black Study (coauthored with Stefano Harney) and a triptych of critical writing from Duke University Press: Black and Blur, Stolen Life, and The Universal Machine. Often, those interested in his scholarly work are also interested in his poetry. He was a recent Bagley Wright Lecturer with Stefano Harney and toured in the Bay Area in 2022, widening his already large audience.