Courses
As an interdisciplinary scholar, I teach courses in feminist studies, race and ethnic studies, and literary studies that center on collective liberation. Below, you’ll find brief descriptions of each course in my regular rotation and corresponding reading lists. For any inquiries, contact me here.
Introduction to Feminist Studies
This course critically examines the intellectual, emotional, spiritual, and political capacities of feminist thought. Students explore the diversity of feminisms that emerged from pre-colonial Indigenous societies and modern social movements across the U.S. Students also interrogate how feminist theory is applied to deconstruct injustice and articulate alternatives to oppression. This course emphasizes intersectionality and building solidarity across difference with respect to race, gender, sexuality, class, citizenship, dis/ability, and more.
Feminist Theories & Methods
This course offers an advanced examination of feminist theories and methods. Students explore how feminist theories draw from and intersect with other interdisciplinary areas of study, including race and ethnic studies, queer and trans studies, disability studies, and environmental studies. Students also examine a wide range of feminist methods, including interviews, literary criticism, film analysis, oral histories, pláticas, and more.
Latina Lesbian Literature
This course critically examines literary expressions of Latina lesbian identity, sexuality, politics, and culture from the late twentieth century into our contemporary moment. Through close readings of fiction, essays, and poetry, students analyze how Latina lesbians navigate and resist intersectional oppressions while also situating Latina lesbian writing and cultural production within a larger women of color feminist tradition. Topics include coming-of-age and coming out, butch/femme identities, sexual politics, love and relationships, family and culture, gender variance, and more.
Radical Women of Color
Inspired by the 1981 anthology This Bridge Called My Back: Writings by Radical Women of Color, this interdisciplinary course focuses on the literature, politics, and activism of women of color who forward radical visions of justice. Through an exploration of women of color feminist thought across the late twentieth century into our contemporary moment, students examine how women of color critically challenge settler colonialism, white supremacy, cisheteropatriarchy, classism, ableism, and imperialism. Topics include queer and trans liberation, reproductive justice, bodily and sexual autonomy, abolitionist feminism, disability justice, and more.