NotSoIvoryTower

Proud to present my thesis about migration narratives and biopolitics in South Asia in ER&M in my senior year at Yale. I’m wearing a Jamdani saree, a textile product from Bengal (which my thesis focuses on) which was almost wiped out by British colonizers, like Elihu Yale.

language vs. “academic language” twitter.com/kara_janell/st…

Me to my friends: Stop doubting yourself you stupid bitch.

could a depressed person do THIS? [goes to graduate school in the humanities]

My therapist asked, “Where do you feel worthy unrelated to your career?” And I think that’s a question all of us — conditioned by job titles and grind culture — should sit with.

Anti-Asian racism isn’t un-American—it’s quintessentially American. You can’t kill millions of Asians across the Pacific for a whole ass century in the name of America and then out of nowhere say that anti-Asian racism is un-American. That’s just lying.

Can we talk about how much of a privilege it is that we get paid to think? Our job description is basically: think, read, write; teach other people to think, read, & write; create environments where people can think, read, & write.

one last crowdsourcing q for the day! I’m working on a “copaganda” syllabus that focuses on representations of policing & how the police have shaped knowledge ab themselves thru pop culture in the US. film, tv, images in addition to readings. what can I not afford to miss?

babe are you ok you've barely touched your endlessly increasing pile of work that you are expected to do even though we are in the middle of a pandemic

Feeling grateful for the academic support I’ve received over the years. And FINALLY have time to give back 🙃 I’m offering to review FIVE personal statements for PhD admissions in humanities. Priority to immigrant and first-gen POC ‼️ first come first serve. DM us.

🎉Open call for pitches from a Black and/or Asian American writer for @aaww @aafcollective @blkwomenradical BLACK & ASIAN FEMINIST SOLIDARITIES Jan column on community x care! We're open to different creative forms & encourage collaborative pieces. Pay is $300, details below 👇🏾

Dear Academic friends-- The English Department at Lehigh is accepting applications for its M.A. program and we’re trying to get the word out. We offer a FULLY FUNDED two-year Master’s degree with an emphasis on *Literature and Social Justice*.

Introducing the Cops Off Campus Research Project: a crowdsourced, nationwide study of the nexus of universities and policing. Participate w/ link below, and learn more in 🧵 bit.ly/CopsOffCampus_…

The Thinking Trans conference is this week and free to attend! I'm very much looking forward to being (virtually) among all of this trans thought! Maybe I will deliver "my" "keynote" from this photographed position! You can still register here: eventbrite.com/e/thinking-tra…