Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Alexis Pauline Gumbs | |
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Born | 1982 |
Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
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www.alexispauline.com |
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is an American writer, independent scholar, poet, activist and educator based in Durham, North Carolina.[1][2]
Biography[]
Gumbs holds a PhD in English, African and African-American Studies, and Women and Gender Studies from Duke University.[3]
Gumbs was the Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts in the Department of Theater Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota (2017–2019).[3] Gumbs is the Founder and Director of Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind and founder of BrokenBeautiful Press.[4][5] She is the dramaturge for "dat Black Mermaid Man Lady", a performance by Sharon Bridgforth.[6]
Works[]
Books[]
- Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity (2017) [7][8][9]
- M Archive: After the End of the World (2018) [10]
- DUB: Finding Ceremony (2020)
- Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals (2020)
Edited volumes[]
- Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Frontlines (2016) – co-editor with Mai’a Williams and China Martens. This book focuses on the activity of mothering.[11]
Documentaries[]
References[]
- ^ "Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs homepage". Alexispauline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Alsous, Zaina. "Alexis Pauline Gumbs’s Groundbreaking Poetic Trilogy Engaging with Black Feminist Scholars Continues in M Archive: After the End of the World", Indyweek.com, 28 March 2018. Accessed 3 September 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts".
- ^ "Bio -". Alexispauline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ Staff, Harriet. "Alexis Pauline Gumbs Talks About Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press", Poetry Foundation, published 13 June 2012. Accessed 3 September 2018.
- ^ "the show". Datblackmermaidmanlady.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "We Stay in Love with Our Freedom: A Conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs – Los Angeles Review of Books". 4 February 2018.
- ^ "Alexis Pauline Gumbs inspires with feminist 'Spill'".
- ^ "Toni Morrison to Jenifer Lewis: Stay woke and inspired with our fall reading guide".
- ^ "M Archive". Dukeupress.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ McClain, Dani. "How to Understand Mother as a Verb This Mother’s Day and Always", The Nation, published 7 May 2016. Accessed 3 September 2018.
Categories:
- American feminist writers
- American women educators
- Barnard College alumni
- 1982 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American women writers
- American women poets
- Duke University alumni
- Duke University faculty
- 21st-century American poets
- American women academics