Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay

Reading at Fall for the Book, 2014
Occupation professor, writer
Nationality American
Alma mater Michigan Technological University
Genres novel, criticism
Website
www.roxanegay.com

Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, editor, blogger, and commentator.[1][2] She is a professor of English at Purdue University, founder of Tiny Hardcore Press, contributing editor for Bluestem Magazine, essays editor for The Rumpus, and co-editor of PANK, a nonprofit literary arts collective.[3][4][5]

Career

She is the author of the short story collection Ayiti (2011), the novel An Untamed State (2014), and the essay collection Bad Feminist (2014). She also edited the book Girl Crush: Women's Erotic Fantasies.[6] In addition to her regular contributions to Salon and HTMLGIANT,[7] her writing has appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, West Branch, Virginia Quarterly Review, NOON, Bookforum, Time, The Los Angeles Times, The Nation and The New York Times Book Review.[8]

Reception

Gay's publication of the novel An Untamed State and essay collection Bad Feminist in the summer of 2014 led Time Magazine to declare, "Let this be the year of Roxane Gay."[9] The magazine noted of her inclusive style: "Gay’s writing is simple and direct, but never cold or sterile. She directly confronts complex issues of identity and privilege, but it’s always accessible and insightful." In the United Kingdom's The Guardian, critic Kira Cochrane offered a similar assessment, "While online discourse is often characterised by extreme, polarised opinions, her writing is distinct for being subtle and discursive, with an ability to see around corners, to recognise other points of view while carefully advancing her own. In print, on Twitter and in person, Gay has the voice of the friend you call first for advice, calm and sane as well as funny, someone who has seen a lot and takes no prisoners."[10]

Education

Gay holds a doctoral degree in rhetoric and technical communication from Michigan Technological University.[11]

Personal life

Gay is also a competitive Scrabble player in the U.S.[12]

Bibliography

References

  1. ↑ "Roxane Gay". Salon.com. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Halle, Steve (29 March 2012). "Roxane Gay to Visit Bloomington-Normal/ISU on April 17". WordPress.com. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ↑ Higgins, Jim (23 May 2014). "Talking with 'An Untamed State' author Roxane Gay". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Masthead". Bluestem Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "About". PANK. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "Roxane Gay". Amazon.com. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  7. ↑ HTMLGIANT - Roxane Gay
  8. ↑ "Posts by Roxane Gay". Rumpus Magazine. Retrieved 18 July 2014.
  9. ↑ Nolan Feeney , Time Magazine, "Roxane Gay’s Riveting Debut Novel An Untamed State," May 7, 2014.
  10. ↑ Kira Cochrane , The Guardian, "Roxane Gay: meet the bad feminist" August 2, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports". Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ↑ Gay, Roxane. "Gay, Roxane. "In Ways You Would Never Ever Forget"". Retrieved 16 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Feeney, Nolan (Aug 5, 2014). "Roxane Gay’s Bad Feminist Is a "Manual on How to Be a Human"". Time. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  14. ↑ Waldman, Katy. "It Is Good to Be a "Bad" Feminist". Slate. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  15. ↑ Cochrane, Kira (1 August 2014). "Roxane Gay: meet the bad feminist". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 September 2014. After years of wanting to disappear, Roxane Gay is where she deserves to be – in the spotlight, on her own terms.

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