Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Alexis Pauline Gumbs is an American writer, independent scholar, poet, activist and educator based in Durham, North Carolina.Education
Gumbs holds a PhD in English, African and African-American Studies, and Women and Gender Studies from Duke University.Career
Gumbs is the Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts in the Department of Theater Arts and Dance at the University of Minnesota. Gumbs is the Founder and Director of Eternal Summer of the Black Feminist Mind and founder of BrokenBeautiful Press. She is the dramaturge for "dat Black Mermaid Man Lady", a performance by Sharon Bridgforth.Works
Books
- M Archive: After the End of the World
- DUB: Finding Ceremony
- Revolutionary Mothering: Love on the Frontlines – co-editor with Mai’a Williams and China Martens. This book focuses on the activity of mothering.
Documentaries
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