My major interest as an instructor is rooted in examining the conditions we create in the classroom space—how we make room for our students as learners and creators and how we might actively move away from correctional pedagogical imperatives that often embed themselves in our learning communities.
I often incorporate ritual-work and reflective activities in the classroom to assess and examine how we, students, writers and teachers, are showing up and what we are in the midst of developing as producers of knowledge.
I am currently teaching courses in English Composition and Black, Race and Ethnic Studies (BRES). The composition courses I have taught focus on reflective writing and encourage a reflexive, self-aware approach to developing and drafting essays. The introductory BRES course I teach explores the construction of racial categories and its political, social, and cultural manifestations in various contexts.
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