Gina Dent Explained

Gina Dent is an associate professor of Feminist Studies at UC Santa Cruz. She is associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Humanities Division at UC Santa Cruz.^[1] She co authored the 2022 book Abolition. Feminism. Now. with her partner, Angela Davis; Erica Meiners; and Beth Richie.

Education

Dent received her B.A. in Comparative Literature from the University of California, Berkeley, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in English & Comparative Literature from Columbia University.^[2]

Career

Dent is currently an associate professor of feminist studies, history of consciousness, and legal studies in the humanities division at the University of California, Santa Cruz.^[3] In 2019, she received a Dizikes Award for teaching.^[4]

Her research interests include Africana studies, legal theory, and popular culture.^[5] She is the editor of Black Popular Culture (1992). This collection was named a Village Voice Best Book of the Year.^[6] In 2011, Dent served in a delegation to Palestine, and she advocates for human rights in the region.^{[7] [8]} She is sought-after internationally as a speaker and educator on Black Feminism and abolitionism.^{[9] [10] [11] [12]}

She has two forthcoming books, Prison as a Border and Other Essays, and Anchored to the Real: Black Literature in the Wake of Anthropology, which will be published by Duke University Press.^{[13] [14] [15]} Dent co authored the 2022 book Abolition. Feminism. Now. with Angela Davis, Erica Meiners, and Beth Richie, which argues for a prison abolitionist vision of feminism.^{[16] [17] [18] [19]}

Personal life

As of 2020, Dent was living with her partner, feminist scholar and activist Angela Y. Davis.^{[20] [21]} Together, they have advocated for the abolition of police and prisons, using the concept of abolition feminism.^[22]

Bibliography

Source:

• Editor, Black Popular Culture. Seattle: Bay Press, 1992; New York: New Press, 1999. ^[23]
• “Michael Joo,” in Elaine Kim and Margo Machida, eds., Fresh Talk/Daring Gazes: Asian American Issues in the Contemporary Visual Arts. Berkeley: University of California Press. 2003
• Co-author with mentor Angela Y. Davis,^[24] “Prison as a Border: A Conversation on Gender, Globalization and Punishment,” Signs: Journal of Women and Culture, Vol. 26 No. 4; Summer, 2001.
• “A New York Story,” catalogue essay for the exhibition Inclusion/Exclusion. Graz, Austria. 1997.
• Jack Salzman, David Lionel Smith, and Cornel West, (eds) “Rita Dove” and “Jamaica Kincaid” (literary biographies) in Encyclopedia of African American Culture and History, New York: Macmillan Library Reference. 1996.
• “Missionary Position” in Rebecca Walker, ed., To Be Real: Telling the Truth and Changing the Face of Feminism. New York: Anchor/Doubleday. 1995.
• “Race and Racism: A Symposium,” Social Text. Vol. 42. Spring, 1995
• Book: Davis, Angela Y. . Abolition. Feminism. Now. . 2022 . Gina Dent, Erica R. Meiners, Beth Richie . 978-1-64259-396-9 . Chicago, Illinois . 1144102232.

Notes and References

1. Web site: White . Dan . Humanities Division welcomes two new associate deans . 2023-02-23 . UC Santa Cruz News . en.
2. Web site: CJTC — Steering Committee. cjtc.ucsc.edu. 2017-11-18.
3. Web site: People Gina Dent The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. heymancenter.org. en. 2017-11-18.
4. Web site: Rappaport . Scott . Feminist studies professor Gina Dent receives Dizikes Award for teaching in Humanities . 2023-02-23 . UC Santa Cruz News . en.
5. Web site: Politics: Gina Dent. politics.ucsc.edu. en. 2018-05-12.
6. Web site: Black Popular Culture. 2020-07-27. The New Press. en.
7. News: Angela Davis and Gina Dent to Discuss Palestine. 2012-08-16. The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News. 2017-11-18.
8. Web site: Black Popular Culture. The New Press.
9. Web site: Aydemir. Murat. 2018-04-13. Gina Dent: The Idea of Africa. 2020-07-27. Netherlands Institute for Cultural Analysis (NICA). en-US.
10. Web site: Gina Dent. 2020-07-27. The European Graduate School. en-US.
11. Web site: Public Lecture with Professor Gina Dent. 2020-07-27. iraas.columbia.edu.
12. Web site: 2010-09-16. Destacadas activistas feministas visitaron Cárcel Distrital. Periodismo Público. 2020-07-27. periodismopublico.com. es.
13. Web site: People Gina Dent The Heyman Center for the Humanities at Columbia University. heymancenter.org. en. 2018-05-12.
14. Web site: Gina Dent - The European Graduate School. egs.edu. en. 2018-05-12.
15. Web site: PUBLIC LECTURE with Professor Gina Dent IRAAS Institute for Research in African-American Studies. iraas.columbia.edu. en. 2018-05-12.
16. Phifer. Hanna. 2022-01-14. For Angela Davis and Gina Dent, Abolition Is the Only Way. 2022-01-21. Harper's BAZAAR. en-US.
17. News: Why Policing and Prisons Can't End Gender Violence - Boston Review . en-US . Boston Review . 2023-02-23.
18. Web site: 2022-06-28 . Long and Variegated Struggles: On "Abolition. Feminism. Now." . 2023-02-23 . Los Angeles Review of Books . en.
19. Web site: 2022-07-21 . What Is Abolition Feminism and Why Do We Need It Now? . 2023-02-23 . Non Profit News Nonprofit Quarterly . en-US.
20. Web site: George. Nelson. October 19, 2020. Angela Davis Still Believes America Can Change. The New York Times.
21. Web site: 2023-02-20 . Black History Month • Angela Davis Know the Past • Shape the Future . 2023-02-23 . WBBJ TV . en-US.
22. Web site: Constantino. Annika. 2020-10-28. Angela Davis, Gina Dent discuss abolition as 'a politic and a practice'. 2021-12-29. The Daily Californian. en-US.
23. Web site: Book Review: Black Popular Culture WorldCat.org . 2023-02-23 . www.worldcat.org . en.
24. Web site: Gina Dent. ppfp.ucop.edu. en. 2018-05-12.