Kamille Gentles-Peart
Areas of Expertise
Black feminisms, Caribbean feminisms, Critical race theory, Critical communication studies, Beauty politicsEducation
PhD - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Mass Communication)
Graduate Certificate - University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (Gender Studies)
BA - City University of New York (Media Communication)
Dr. Gentles-Peart teaches courses that promote social justice and equity. Teaching is a practice of liberation for her, an outgrowth of her personal commitment to decolonization and social change. As such, her pedagogy is explicitly groundedin equity and social justice.
Her class curricula make visible the various forms of power structures that marginalize and empower different social groups, and equip students to re-imagine social interactions in more equitable ways. She is also committed to creating classroom environments where students can challenge oppressive forces around the world - regardless of the subject matter. Her desire is to have students take ownership of course material as well as develop the capacity to disrupt and resist conventional power structures. She has taught courses in the areas of race, ethnicity and media; critical audiences studies; Afro-Jamaican popular culture and Black radical thought; anti-racist mentorship; and legacies of colonialism in international communication.
Dr. Gentles-Peart is a critical cultural studies researcher whose work centers Afro-Caribbean feminisms, racialized body politics, and embodied decolonization practices. Her current project looks at what life is like for thick Black women in the English-speaking Caribbean, with a specific focus on Trinidad and Tobago.
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