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Ìýis an interdisciplinary Black Studies scholar completing her PhD in Stanford’s Modern Thought and Literature Program. Her critical and creative pursuits ask: how do we make sense of the fact that our species has arrived at a point of astonishing intellectual aptitude – including but not limited to technological, scientific, and humanistic advancements – whileÌýcontinuing to perpetuate brute violence, irreversible annihilation of life, and unnecessary disparities in resource distribution and quality of life?ÌýCentering the Jamaican philosopher Sylvia Wynter, Umniya Najaer’s dissertation investigates alternate epistemologies and metanarratives of the human. ÌýHer forthcoming work deals with themes of planetary consciousness, unilateral disarmament of our species, and transpersonal attunement as a worldbuilding methodology. Sudanese by way of Germany and Turtle Island, Umniya is guided by a profound reverence for our planetary home, a duty to protect all lifeforms, and a commitment to oppose all systems of dehumanization. She enjoys traveling, nature, animals, and the diversity of human spiritualities and artistic expression.

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