Roxane Gay

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Roxane Gay is an American writer, professor, and cultural critic known for her influential essays and books on feminism, race, body image, and pop culture, including the bestselling memoir "Hunger" and essay collection "Bad Feminist."

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Roxane Gay canonical 28
Roxane Gay Books 1

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The New York Times
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Yale University
ethnicGroup Haitian American
familyName Gay
fieldOfWork body image
cultural criticism
feminist theory
pop culture
race and ethnicity studies
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genre essay
literary fiction
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Difficult Women
Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body
World of Wakanda
occupation columnist
cultural critic
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professor
screenwriter
writer
placeOfBirth Omaha, Nebraska
positionHeld contributing opinion writer at The New York Times
sexOrGender female
spouse Debbie Millman

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An Untamed State author Roxane Gay
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short story "North Country" author Roxane Gay
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short story "How" author Roxane Gay
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short story "Water, All Its Weight" author Roxane Gay
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short story "In the Event of My Father’s Death" author Roxane Gay
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short story "Noble Things" author Roxane Gay
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short story "Noble Things" author Roxane Gay
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short story "Strange Gods" author Roxane Gay
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short story "The Sacrifice of Darkness" author Roxane Gay
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Mireille Duval Jameson createdBy Roxane Gay