Kimberly Dark
Bio:
Kimberly Dark is a writer, professor and storyteller, working to reveal the hidden architecture of everyday life so that we can reclaim our power as social creators.
She’s the author of Damaged Like Me, Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old, The Daddies and Love and Errors, and her essays, stories and poetry are widely published in academic and popular online publications alike. Her ability to make the personal political is grounded in her training as a sociologist, and you can find her course offerings in Sociology at Cal State San Marcos and Writing/Arts at Cal State Summer Arts.
Kimberly hosts Professional Development Intensives in Hawaii, and travels internationally to offer workshops, lectures, and performances that use storytelling to make big, complex ideas relatable at campuses, conferences, companies and anywhere people seek startling revelations and positive change. Beloved by diverse audiences, Kimberly crosses boundaries to show how we must engage all the wisdom and verve we have to create the most compassionate, fair and inclusive world we can.
Her campus bookings are represented by www.kirklandproductions.com. For more info, see www.kimberlydark.com. Sign up for Kimberly's quarterly newsletter to stay in touch with Kimberly's writing and events.
Expertise includes: Gender and sexuality, LGBT issues, LGBT parenting, Women’s empowerment/feminism, Body image, Yoga and body diversity, Fat and fitness; fat acceptance, fat oppression, Daily practice and effects of privilege and oppression, Personal-political empowerment (“we are all cultural creators”), Social Justice, Creativity and Social Justice – Using the arts to create social change, Sociology of Education/Educational Systems – privilege and opportunity in education, Body shame/negative body image influences all
