Gina Athena Ulysse
Gina Athena Ulysse is Associate Professor of Anthropology and African-American Studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, CT. She is the author of Downtown Ladies: Informal Commercial Importers, A Haitian Anthropologist and Self-Making in Jamaica (Chicago 2008) and numerous essays, articles and other creative non-fiction works. A poet/performance artist, she tours colleges and universities with her one-woman show "Because when God is too Busy: Haiti, me & THE WORLD". She joined Ms Magazine blog after an enriching experience in Ms. Magazine Workshop for Feminist Scholars in May 2010. She is the Director of Wesleyan University's Center for African-American Studies as well as the Program Chair for the Caribbean Studies Association 2012 conference. She is currently at work on a new performance piece titled "Voodoo Doll" Or What if Haiti Were a Woman.

Website: http://www.ginathenaulysse.com
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