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May 18, 2018 revolutionary mothering is written in white, cursive script. The challenges faced by movements working for antiviolence, antiimperialist, and queer liberation, as well as racial, economic, reproductive, gender, and food. Alexis pauline gumbs is an american writer, independent scholar, poet, activist and educator. Alexis pauline gumbs is a black feminist love evangelist and a community accountable writer and scholar. Alexis gumbs, china martens, and maia williams pm press, 2016, 1920.
Nov 25, 2016 the queer people of color collective in greensboro had brought author and activist alexis pauline gumbs to town to talk about her new anthology revolutionary mothering. Scenes of black feminist fugitivity by alexis pauline gumbs. Love on the front lines 2016 edited by alexis pauline gumbs, china martens, and maia williams, is an anthology that centers mothers of color and marginalized mothers voiceswomen who are in a world of necessary transformation. Love on the front lines gumbs, alexis pauline, martens, china. He will be joined in conversation by alexis pauline gumbs. Alexis pauline gumbs, china martens, and maia williams, editors. Alexis is the founder of eternal summer of the black feminist mind, a coeditor of revolutionary mothering.
Feb 01, 2016 alexis pauline gumbs is a poet, independent scholar, and activist. Alexis gumbs, queer black troublemaker, black feminist love evangelist, time traveller and space cadet, is a poet, independent scholar, and activist. She has a phd in english, african and africanamerican studies, and women and gender studies from duke university. Join us for a celebratory conversation with alexis pauline gumbs, coeditor of revolutionary mothering. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Making our movements work for kids and families opendemocracy. Read revolutionary mothering love on the front lines by maia williams available from rakuten kobo. Alexis will read selections from the anthology and her own revolutionary mother pauline mckenzie will share about her work as a doula and therapist.
Nov 09, 2015 alexis gumbs, queer black troublemaker, black feminist love evangelist, time traveller and space cadet, is a poet, independent scholar, and activist. Love on the front lines and the author of a forthcoming work of narrative black feminist theory called spill. Challenge racist narratives with a new book by david. An anthology that gives access to the voices of mothers of color and marginalized mothers revolutionary mothering. Alexis pauline gumbs is a poet, independent scholar, and activist. The fictions and futures of transformative justice. Love on the front lines, edited by alexis pauline gumbs, china martens and maia williams revolutionary mothering explores what does it mean to mother, especially what does mothering mean to those of us who mother on the margins, mothers of color, poor mothers, immigrant mothers, queer mothers. Sep 25, 2019 get one copy of watermelons, nooses, and straight razors and revolutionary mothering. Alexis pauline gumbs guest host and anthology coeditor and a queer black troublemaker, a black feminist love evangelist and a prayer poet priestess, alexis has a phd in english, african and africanamerican studies, and women and gender studies from duke university.
Aug 15, 2017 this zine is inspired by the book revolutionary mothering. Presented in partnership with the center for the study of race, politics and culture at the coop. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading revolutionary mothering. Love on the frontlines coeditor with maia williams and china martens. Love on the front lines, alexis pauline gumbs, china martens, and maia williams have acted as parteras communitarias, midwifes of words and experiences. In 2008, she published the anthology revolutionary motherhood, a collection of writing and visual art about mothering on the margins, which became the inspiration for revolutionary mothering. Follow alexis pauline gumbs and explore their bibliography from s alexis pauline gumbs author page. Love on the front lines pm press, 2016 has shifted the conversation on mothering, parenting and queer transformation. Alexis pauline gumbs, china martens, maia williams.
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