Kaila Adia Story-Jackson (born January 9, 1980)[4] is an American academic and podcaster.[2] Story's academic work focuses on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and race.[2][1]
Kaila Story | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 9, 1980[4] |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation(s) | Associate professor[2][3] Podcaster[2] |
| Spouse | Missy Story-Jackson[5] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | DePaul University[1] Temple University[2][3] |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Women's and Gender Studies Pan-African Studies[3] |
| Institutions | University of Louisville |
Early life and education edit
Story was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan.[1] She came out as a lesbian at the age of 16.[6]
Story completed a bachelor's degree in Women and Gender Studies at DePaul University.[1] At DePaul Story declared herself a feminist, though she felt she was "much more hard core" than her white feminist peers. She also noted that she was the only black female student majoring in women's studies during her first three years in college.[7] Story graduated from Temple University in 2007 with a masters and doctorate in African American Studies, and a certificate in Women and Gender Studies.[2][3]
Career edit
Story is an associate professor of Women's and Gender Studies at the University of Louisville, with a joint appointment in the Pan-African Studies department.[2][3] She holds the Audre Lord Chair in Race, Gender, and Sexuality.[3][1] She has created courses on intersectional topics, including "Black Lesbian Lives" and "Queer Perspectives in Literature and Film".[2] Story has been voted "faculty favorite" at Louisville every year since 2007.[2]
Story co-hosts the Strange Fruit podcast on public radio station WFPL with Jaison Gardner. The podcast, which covers topics including race, the LGBTQ community, and social justice, celebrated its 200th episode in June 2017.[2][8] Guests interviewed on the podcast have included Janelle Monáe, Janet Mock, and Wanda Sykes.[9]
Honors and recognition edit
In October 2015, Story was honored as a "champion of fairness" at a Fairness Campaign event in Louisville, for making an impact on LGBT civil rights.[10]
In June 2017, Story was included in the inaugural NBC Out #Pride30 list.[2][11]
Personal life edit
Story married her wife Missy Story-Jackson in April 2016.[5] The couple lives in Louisville, Kentucky.[2][11]
Selected publications edit
- Story, Kaila Adia (2008). "There's No Place like" Home": Mining the Theoretical Terrain of Black Women's Studies, Black Queer Studies and Black Studies" (PDF). Journal of Pan African Studies. 2 (2).
- Story, Kaila Adia (2010). "Racing Sex–Sexing Race". In Henderson, Carol E. (ed.). Imagining the Black Female Body. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 22–43. doi:10.1057/9780230115477_2. ISBN 9781349290536.
- Story, Kaila Adia, ed. (2014). Patricia Hill Collins: Reconceiving Motherhood. Demeter Press. ISBN 9781927335437.
- Story, Kaila Adia (2015). "(Re)Presenting Shug Avery and Afrekete: The Search for a Black, Queer, and Feminist Pleasure Praxis". The Black Scholar. 45 (4): 22–35. doi:10.1080/00064246.2015.1080913. S2CID 143219457.
- Story, Kaila Adia (2016). "Fear of a Black femme: The existential conundrum of embodying a Black femme identity while being a professor of Black, queer, and feminist studies". Journal of Lesbian Studies. 21 (4): 407–419. doi:10.1080/10894160.2016.1165043. PMID 27723426.
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Moore, Darnell L. (March 29, 2013). "Feminists We Love: Kaila Adia Story". The Feminist Wire. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rosenblatt, Kalhan (June 25, 2017). "#Pride30: Professor Kaila Story Is Opening Hearts and Minds in Kentucky". NBC News. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Kaila Story - Department of Women's and Gender Studies". University of Louisville. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b "Story, Kaila Adia, 1980-". Library of Congress. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Sisk, Remy (June 13, 2017). "Modern Vows: Modern's 2017 Wedding Issue". LEO Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Doligale, Kellie (September 28, 2016). "The Importance of Understanding". LEO Weekly. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Are we seeing Black feminism on prime time TV?". Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder. March 26, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Keel, Eli (June 20, 2017). "'Strange Fruit' podcast celebrates 200 episodes". Insider Louisville. Archived from the original on September 22, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "Louisville Public Media's 'Strange Fruit' Celebrates 200 Episodes". Louisville Public Media. 2017-06-07. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Shafer, Sheldon S. (September 25, 2015). "Fairness Campaign lists 2015 honorees". Courier-Journal. Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ a b Kelso, Alicia (June 28, 2017). "UofL professor the focus of NBC Pride series". UofL News. University of Louisville. Retrieved July 10, 2017.