Edna Bonhomme is an activist, educator, historian, and writer. She earned a PhD in history from Princeton University. Her research interrogates epidemics, gender, surveillance, and the climate crisis. Her activism and creative projects are guided by diasporic futurisms, herbal healing, and bionic beings. In addition to her academic interests, she has written for publications such as Africa is a Country, Der Freitag, Mada Masr, and The Nation. She has previously taught at Drexel University, Humboldt University in Berlin, and Bard College Berlin.