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Resources: teaching
Shanté Paradigm Smalls on Hip Hop’s Queer Aesthetics
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Shanté Paradigm Smalls about queer hip hop, Shambhala Buddhist meditation, and disability.
Teaching During the Summer: Challenges and Opportunities
Things to keep in mind as you approach your summer teaching and our best strategies for a creating a positive, productive educational experience.
Surbhi Malik on Diasporic Radio
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Surbhi Malik about diasporic radio production and mentoring students’ whole, complex selves.
Tara Fickle on Asian American Game Studies
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Tara Fickle about why games are such fruitful sites for understanding racial formations.
Surviving End-of-Term Grading
Grading is one of the most challenging, thankless, and important parts of teaching. Here’s how to tackle that stack of assignments.
How to Write a Letter of Recommendation
How to write a letter of recommendation for a student, including where to begin, what to include, and how to follow up.
Karen Jaime on Queer Puerto Rican Slam Poetry
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Karen Jaime about the history of QTPOC Puerto Rican poets and the classroom as performance space.
Sustaining Mentor Relations over the Long Term
Sustaining mentor relations over time takes planning and dedication, and allowing those relations to change as you and your mentors change too.
Helping Mentees Achieve Their Goals
Helping mentees achieve their goals takes patience, empathy, and a recognition that their ambitions may not be the same as yours.
Felami Burgess on Queer of Color Media Representation
Host Cathy Hannabach interviews Felami Burgess about creating queer of color media and art/activism/academia convergences.
Trigger Warnings and Safe Spaces: Reflections and Strategies
Lately, there’s been much ado about trigger warnings. Some have argued that they are a crucial to establish a safe, accessible classrooms for diverse students; others have framed them as a threat to educational integrity. But what exactly are trigger warnings and how can they foster safe(r) spaces of learning?