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Kimberly Bain is an Assistant Professor in the Department of English Language and Literatures at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Arts. Her scholarly work centers on the African diaspora, race, gender, environmental and medical racism, the Anthropocene, and Black arts and letters.
Dr. Bain's research spans multiple interdisciplinary fields:
- Book History, Digital Humanities and Media Studies
- Critical Race Studies and Black Studies
- Gender and Sexuality Studies
- Science and Technology Studies
- United States Literatures
She is currently working on two scholarly monographs: On Black Breath, which traces a genealogy of breathing and Blackness in the United States, and Black Alchemy: Dirt, Soil and Other Dark Matter, which explores how Blackness has shaped global considerations of the Anthropocene and refused extractive relations of racial capitalism.
Dr. Bain's publications demonstrate a cohesive intellectual trajectory examining Black breath, Black soil, Black afterlives, and Black resistance across environmental, medical, and digital contexts. Her work consistently challenges conventional frameworks in environmental humanities, medical humanities, and digital studies by centering Black perspectives and experiences.
- UBC Dean of Arts Faculty Research Award (2024)
Dr. Bain teaches survey and specialized courses on 19th century through contemporary Black and American arts and cultures, literary and critical theory, and Black feminist and queer thought at UBC.
