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Gina Athena Ulysse
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| Born | 1966 Pétion-ville, Haiti
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| Alma mater | Upsala College BA; University of Michigan MA, PHD |
| Thesis | Downtown Ladies: Informal Commercial Importing, A Haitian Anthropologist and Self-Making in Jamaica (2007) |
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| Institutions | Wesleyan University; UC Santa Cruz |
| Main interests | Anthropology, women's studies |
Gina Athena Ulysse is a talented Haitian-American scholar. She is an anthropologist, which means she studies human societies and cultures. She is also a feminist, a poet, a performance artist, and an activist.
Professor Ulysse earned her Ph.D. in anthropology from the University of Michigan. She taught at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. In 2020, she joined the Feminist Studies department at UC Santa Cruz. She is well-known for her 2015 book, Why Haiti Needs New Narratives: A Post-Quake Chronicle.
Ulysse sees herself as an artist, anthropologist, and activist. She studies how world events, history, and daily life affect people of African descent.
Her Education Journey
Gina Athena Ulysse has studied at several universities. She earned her first degree, a Bachelor of Arts (BA), from Upsala College. Later, she received both her Master of Arts (MA) and her Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
Awards and Recognition
Professor Ulysse has received many awards for her work.
- In 2010, she won the Ronald C. Foreman Jr. Lecture Award. This award recognized her excellent academic work and her commitment to social responsibility.
- In 2015, she received the Binzwanger Prize for Excellence in Teaching from Wesleyan University. This award honored her skills as a teacher.
- Also in 2015, she earned the Excellence in Scholarship award from the Haitian Studies Association (HSA).
- In 2018, the American Anthropological Association gave her the Anthropology in the Media Award (AIME). This was for her important work shared with the public.
