Poetry as Praxis: Alexis Pauline Gumbs in conversation with Madhumita Lahir

915 East Washington Street,,Ann Arbor MI 48109

01 February, 2023

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Alexis Pauline Gumbs is an American writer, independent scholar, poet, activist, educator, and “queer Black troublemaker and Black feminist love evangelist” based in Durham, North Carolina. She holds a PhD in English, African and African American Studies, and Women and Gender Studies from Duke University and is the author of Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals; Dub: Finding Ceremony; M Archive: After the End of the World, and Spill: Scenes of Black Feminist Fugitivity. Join us as she talks about the many aspects of her work in conversation with Madhumita Lahiri, U-M associate professor of English language and literature. Co-sponsored by the Department of English Language and Literature. About Humanities Afrofutures Presented by the Institute for the Humanities, Humanities Afrofutures is a month-long series of events at the University of Michigan bringing together scholars, artists and activists to reexamine the past, explore critical issues in the present, and create a space for imagining possible futures. Speakers include poet-activist Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Black Panther production designer Hannah Beachler, scholars Moya Bailey, Jennifer Nash, and Samantha Pinto, regional community leaders engaging in multi-faceted activist and creative work, U-M faculty, and more. Join us for Humanities Afrofutures in February 2023. All events are free and open to the public.