Kum-Kum Bhavnani
Kum-Kum Bhavnani is an American university professor, filmmaker, and author. As of 2018, she is a Professor of Sociology and Distinguished Professor with Feminist Studies and Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where she is Chair of the interdisciplinary program in Women, Culture, Development. She served as the Chair (2019–20) of the University of California Academic Senate. In 2006, Bhavnani premiered first feature-length, award-winning documentary, "The Shape of Water", based on her research in Senegal, Brazil, India, and Jerusalem. It is narrated by Susan Sarandon. Bhavnani premiered "Nothing Like  Chocolate" in 2012, and "Lutah" in 2014. Bhavnani is the founder and director of Mirror Hammer Films. Publications. Bhavnani's books and co-edited volumes include "Talking Politics" (Cambridge University Press), "Feminism and ‘Race’" (Oxford University Press), "Feminist Futures" (Zed Press), and "On the Edges of Development" (Routledge). She was also the inaugural editor for "Meridians: feminism, race, transnationalism from 2000–2002" at Smith College, Massachusetts.