Why I Teach |
Learning to think anthropologically can be revelatory by awakening students to their assumptions about the world and the forces that shape it.
My main goal as a teacher is to foster new levels of critical awareness by linking classroom knowledge to one’s life and community. Encouraging students to relate course themes to their personal lives creates an atmosphere of exploration and inclusivity within my classes. Also, collaborative learning activities common to my classes prime students to see themselves as active producers of knowledge. My courses infuse Writing Across the Curriculum principles, which champion writing as an indispensable tool for learning to think.
My teaching philosophy is informed by experiences as a Thinking Matters Fellow at Stanford University and lecturer at the City University of New York, as well as through grassroots advocacy. I approach education through feminist pedagogical values that guide my efforts to provide accessible, critical education and facilitate an equitable environment for all learners.
My main goal as a teacher is to foster new levels of critical awareness by linking classroom knowledge to one’s life and community. Encouraging students to relate course themes to their personal lives creates an atmosphere of exploration and inclusivity within my classes. Also, collaborative learning activities common to my classes prime students to see themselves as active producers of knowledge. My courses infuse Writing Across the Curriculum principles, which champion writing as an indispensable tool for learning to think.
My teaching philosophy is informed by experiences as a Thinking Matters Fellow at Stanford University and lecturer at the City University of New York, as well as through grassroots advocacy. I approach education through feminist pedagogical values that guide my efforts to provide accessible, critical education and facilitate an equitable environment for all learners.
What I Teach
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Anthropology of the United States
Bodies: Science, Economies, Power Empathy Ethnographic Methods Gender & Anthropology Global Politics of Health Health Care, Ethics, & Justice Human Rights in Latin America Introduction to Religious Studies Introduction to Gender & Sexuality Studies Medical Anthropology in Global Contexts Race, Gender & Science Reproductive Politics & Technologies Reading the Body Rethinking Kinship Science, Technology & Society Trashed! Anthropology of Waste Women in Latin America |
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