The Gloria Wekker Reader

The Gloria Wekker Reader compiles articles, essays, interviews, poems, and letters by the Afro-Surinamese Dutch theorist and activist, Gloria Wekker. Wekker is a preeminent scholar in feminist Black diaspora studies, especially known for her developments in epistemology and methodology, conceptualizations of sexuality, and mapping of the connections between race, gender, and empire. These writings demonstrate Wekker’s theoretical and political prowess, illuminating how her scholarship was foundational in shifting the fields of anthropology, feminist and queer studies, and Black diasporic studies. Featuring a foreword by Angela Y. Davis, engaging with The Gloria Wekker Reader is an invitation for interdisciplinary and intergenerational dialogue to inspire political action.

Author Biography

Gloria Wekker is Emeritus Professor of Gender and Ethnicity at Utrecht University. She is the author of White Innocence, published by Duke University Press, as well as The Politics of Passion.

Chandra Frank is Assistant Professor of Women’s Gender & Sexuality Studies and the 2024–2027 Taft Professor of the Public Humanities at the University of Cincinnati. Nancy Jouwe is a cultural historian and an independent researcher, writer and curator. Mikki Stelder is Assistant Professor of Cultural Studies at the University of Amsterdam.