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Kimberly Bain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia. She holds a PhD from Princeton University and specializes in critical-creative scholarship focused on African diaspora, race, gender, and environmental issues related to medical racism and the Anthropocene. Her work includes the upcoming scholarly monographs entitled 'Black Breath,' which traces the genealogy of breathing Blackness in the United States, and 'Black Alchemy: Dirt, Soil, Dark Matter,' which examines how Blackness is shaped by global considerations of the Anthropocene and critiques extractive relations in racial capitalism. Dr. Bain teaches courses on 19th-century and contemporary Black American arts and cultures, as well as literary critical theory and Black feminist queer thought. Her research interests engage with various aspects of Black arts and letters, contributing significantly to the fields of literary studies and social justice. She has published extensively in noted journals and anthologies, advancing discussions around Black digital humanities, speculative literature, and critical race theory.
Offers course-only and thesis routes. Focus areas include philosophy of science, mind, ethics, and Asian philosophy.