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Gina Dent
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| Employer | UC Santa Cruz |
| Partner(s) | Angela Y. Davis |
Gina Dent is a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UC Santa Cruz). She teaches about feminist studies. She also helps lead the Humanities Division at UC Santa Cruz, focusing on making things fair and welcoming for everyone. In 2022, she co-wrote a book called Abolition. Feminism. Now. with Angela Davis, Erica Meiners, and Beth Richie.
Education and Learning
Gina Dent went to the University of California, Berkeley for her first degree. She studied something called Comparative Literature, which is about comparing different kinds of stories and writings. Later, she earned her master's and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University. There, she focused on English and Comparative Literature.
Her Work and Interests
Gina Dent is an associate professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She teaches subjects like feminist studies, history, and legal studies. In 2019, she won an award called the Dizikes Award for her excellent teaching.
Her research explores different topics. She looks at Africana studies, which is about the history and culture of African people. She also studies legal ideas and popular culture, like movies and music.
In 1992, she edited a book called Black Popular Culture. This book was chosen as a "Best Book of the Year" by a newspaper called the Village Voice.
Gina Dent is also a strong supporter of human rights. In 2011, she visited Palestine as part of a group. She often speaks around the world about important ideas. These include Black Feminism, which looks at fairness and equality through the experiences of Black women. She also talks about abolitionism. This idea suggests that instead of relying only on prisons, we should find other ways to solve problems and keep communities safe.
She has two more books coming out soon. One is called Prison as a Border and Other Essays. The other is Anchored to the Real: Black Literature in the Wake of Anthropology. Both will be published by Duke University Press.
Her 2022 book, Abolition. Feminism. Now., talks about how feminism can work towards a world where prisons are not the main way we deal with problems. It suggests focusing on community solutions instead.
Personal Life
Gina Dent lives with Angela Y. Davis, who is also a well-known scholar and activist. They both believe in finding new ways to create justice and safety in communities.
