Teaching to me is an attempt at what disability justice advocate Mia Mingus calls "access intimacy...that elusive, hard to describe feeling" when someone "gets" your needs. It involves not only the dissemination of content, but also the creation of a classroom space where students feel seen, heard, and, as hooks describes, acknowledged. In simple words, teaching is about meeting students where they are at.

Whether teaching disability studies, South Asian and transnational history, or postcolonial, feminist, queer, and crip theory, I strive to create classroom communities where the material is communicated to my students in multiple ways that suit their learning styles, make myself available for additional support, and highlight the radical potential of history and theory not as abstractions but as concepts and skills they can use in their lives. This involves transparency of learning outcomes, dynamic syllabi that can change in response to student feedback, creative yet challenging assignments, care-work and collaboration as part of classroom design, and open office hours and spaces for 1 on 1 contact.

For examples of my teaching philosophy, student feedback, or for syllabi, please feel free to contact me.