Grada Kilomba

Grada Kilomba
Kilomba in 2016
Born
Lisbon, Portugal
Academic background
EducationPhD
Alma materFree University of Berlin
Thesis (2007)
Academic work
DisciplinePsychology
Sub-disciplinePostcolonialism

Grada Kilomba is a Portuguese interdisciplinary artist and writer whose works critically examine memory, trauma, gender, racism and post-colonialism.[1] She uses various formats to express herself ranging from text to scenic reading and performance (performing knowledge). Moreover, she combines academic and lyrical narrative. In 2012, she was guest professor for gender and postcolonial studies at the Humboldt University of Berlin.[2]

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  2. ^ "Decolonizing Knowledge Grada Kilomba". Akademie der Künste der Welt. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.