Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Alexis Pauline Gumbs is an American writer, independent scholar, poet, activist and educator based in Durham, North Carolina.[1][2]

Alexis Pauline Gumbs
Born1982
OccupationAuthor
NationalityAmerican
Education
Notable works
  • Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity
  • M Archive: After the End of the World
Website
www.alexispauline.com

Education

Gumbs holds a PhD in English, African and African-American Studies, and Women and Gender Studies from Duke University.[3]

Career

Gumbs is 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 BrokenBeautiful Press.[4][5] She is the dramaturge for "dat Black Mermaid Man Lady", a performance by Sharon Bridgforth.[6]

Works

Books

Documentaries

References
  1. "Dr. Alexis Pauline Gumbs homepage". Alexispauline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. 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.
  3. "Winton Chair in the Liberal Arts".
  4. "Bio -". Alexispauline.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. Staff, Harriet. "Alexis Pauline Gumbs Talks About Kitchen Table: Women of Color Press", Poetry Foundation, published 13 June 2012. Accessed 3 September 2018.
  6. "the show". Datblackmermaidmanlady.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. "We Stay in Love with Our Freedom: A Conversation with Alexis Pauline Gumbs – Los Angeles Review of Books".
  8. "Alexis Pauline Gumbs inspires with feminist 'Spill'".
  9. "Toni Morrison to Jenifer Lewis: Stay woke and inspired with our fall reading guide".
  10. "M Archive". Dukeupress.com. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  11. 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.
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