Alexis Pauline Gumbs, writer, independent scholar and poet, joins us to reflect on engaging with the works of Black feminist scholars, ancestral listening and her connectedness to seals. Author of 'Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals', Alexis discusses how colonialism, enslavement and the plantation economy resulted in the extinction of the Caribbean monk seal. Alexis also talks about her forthcoming biography of Audre Lorde and deep diving into Lorde’s life and love of geology.

Transcript: www.ucl.ac.uk/racism-racialisation/transcript-conversation-alexis-pauline-gumbs

This conversation was recorded on 29th July 2021

Speakers: Ashish Ghadiali, Activist-in-Residence, UCL Sarah Parker Remond Centre // Alexis Pauline Gumbs, writer, independent scholar, poet and activist

Producer: Kaissa Karhu

Editors: Kaissa Karhu and Amie Liebowitz

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