Hello! I am so excited to be working with the team on the Labs for Liberation project. I am a Ph.D. student in the School of Communications Media, Technology, and Society program at Northwestern University. My research bridges conversations between humanities-oriented theory from gender studies, disability studies, and literary studies with social science methodologies from communications, sociology, and media studies. Outside the academy, I am an amateur nail artist, a DIY/craft enthusiast, and an audiophile who spends most of my time listening to as much music as my ears can handle. I am always down to debate the best albums of the year while giving you a manicure and sitting on handmade quilted pillows.
The Labs for Liberation is a wonderful opportunity for me to collaborate with thoughtful thinkers within and outside the academy who are questioning and destabilizing how we approach pedagogy and design through the framework of Disability Justice. As a scholar equally invested in research and developing educational strategies that can transform the academy, I see Labs for Liberation as a productive site for institutional critique while providing a space to formulate speculative futures where collaboration and care become foundational practices. I am motivated by personal experiences with disability, inaccessible institutional structures, and normative understandings of identity to produce more inclusive and expansive educational practices.
As Katie mentioned, it is thrilling to think along such a varied network of scholars, tinkerers, and creatives on a project that centers marginalized voices in producing new pedagogical tools. I look forward to the engaging and productive conversations the lab continues developing!
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