Treva Lindsey

Ohio State University

Dr. Treva B. Lindsey is a Professor at The Ohio State University. Her most recent book, America Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and The Struggle for Justice received a starred review from Kirkus Books, landed on several “Best of 2022” lists, and was described as “required reading for all Americans.” Her first book, Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington D.C was a Choice 2017 “Outstanding Academic Title.” She has published in numerous academic journals as well as outlets including Time, CNN, Al Jazeera, NBC, BET, Complex, Vox, , Huffington Post, Billboard, Bustle, Teen Vogue, Grazia UK,, The Washington Post, Women’s Media Center, and Cosmopolitan. She was a 2020-2021 ACLS/Mellon Scholars and Society Fellow. She was the inaugural Equity for Women and Girls of Color Fellow at Harvard University (2016-2017). In 2022, she received the Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences Mid-Career Faculty Excellence Award.

Black Feminist Playground(s): Black Women and Ecstatic Genealogies