I am committed to equitable, anti-racist pedagogy that equips all of my students to critically analyze structures of power and make transformative, dynamic analysis and arguments. With every course I work to support a community of learners who are each able to succeed, not in spite of, but because of their diverse life experiences. Using film, literature, and visual media, I guide students through understanding and intervening in depictions of racialization onscreen through close reading and rigorous (as well as creative) assignments. I encourage students to bring their full selves to our classroom as they learn to use literature and popular culture as the grounds for transformative action and critical thought.

Sample courses

Crossings, Experiments, Futures: Asian American Media and Culture

What is Asian America? What are Asian American politics? And what are Asian American futures? This course approaches Asian American culture, literature, and politics through…

Literature of Imprisonment

Taught in an NC state prison, this course explores the progression of American literature with an eye to investigating how these literatures reflect and refract…

(De)constructing Race Onscreen

How race is constructed onscreen? And how have filmmakers of color challenged, transformed, and deconstructed racial logics, pushing back against stereotypes and limits? This course…