P. Gabrielle Foreman

Gabrielle Foreman is a literary historian and digital humanist who recovers and studies the early traditions of African American activism to understand the power of collaborative production of knowledge. At Penn State, she holds a named chair with appointments in English, African American Studies, History, and the Libraries, is a founding co-director of the Center for Black Digital Research (#DigBlk), and founding faculty director and current co-director of the Colored Conventions Project, which locates, transcribes and archives the 19th- century documentary record of Black activism in the U.S.

Prior to joining Penn State, Foreman was the Ned B. Allen Professor of English, professor of history and Africana studies and senior library fellow at the University of Delaware. She has authored and edited five books, including Praise Songs for Dave the Potter: Art and Poetry for David Drake, as well as scores of widely cited journal articles. She received her doctorate in ethnic studies from the University of California, Berkeley.