alea adigweme is an anti-disciplinary Igbo-Vincentian-U.S.-ian cultural worker active in the mediums of creative writing, book arts, performance, installation, video, and other visual media. Her creative and critical labors are undergirded by interests in archives, the politics of pleasure, the (hyper/in)visibility of Blackness, and the lived experiences and cultural work of femmes of perceivable African descent. alea is the author of the poetry chapbook birdbolt idolatry (dancing girl press, 2015), and her wide-ranging essays and criticism have been published by outlets including Bustle, Fightland, and Gawker. Her performances and installations have been shown at Public Space One in Iowa City, and [untitled], her first experimental short film, screened in competition at the 31st-annual New Orleans Film Festival in November 2020.

After earning a BA in Russian literature at Reed College, adigweme earned an MFA in nonfiction writing, an MA in media studies, and a graduate certificate in gender, women's, and sexuality studies from the University of Iowa. More information about her work can be found on her website: www.alea.me.