I have finally come to terms with the fact that I am at my dumbest best every time I sit down to write my dissertation. #phdchat PhD Voice - Independently Run

Exited to announce that our panel “Transnational Narratives of Return in Contemporary Literature” got selected for the 2022 MLA Annual Convention, Washington DC! Panel Chair: Alok Amatya Ählok Amäté :) @aartismithmadan Dr.Farzana Akther UMiami English Dept #2022MLA

Me to my dissertation :( Academic Chatter™ PhD & Life #phdchat

An old white woman who came to pick up furniture& artwork from me kept insisting that I don’t look Indian. She gave me 2options, “Chinese?” “Thai?”& I told her to the best of my knowledge, I was born in India. This went on for 45mins. Oh 🇺🇸! #racechat #immigrantstory

I am sooo glad for this!

So proud of newly minted Dr. Suchismita Dutta, PhD and honored to have been on her dissertation committee! Watch out y’all - there is going to be a hot new critical university studies book in town one day. 💕

As a Kashmiri whose family has felt the brunt of Partition and how poorly it was handled, my heart is hurting for the people in Afghanistan in extremely complex ways. #IndependenceDay2021

A year later, what I said still applies: “If being humane is not motivation enough, universities should consider the role of racial equity in their reopening plans.” cnn.com/2020/07/02/opi…

My timeline is full of people who went back to teaching in person and are now symptomatic and awaiting covid tests. Universities and schools are failing *everyone* with the push for face-to-face instruction during a pandemic.

Our collection of six-word memoirs just appeared today on TECHStyle. Thanks to everyone who contributed. Every piece is beautiful! The Brittain Fellows You can read them here. techstyle.lmc.gatech.edu/11207-2/

My super friend @tarikasankar along with Dieyun Song have organized the University of Miami Digital Humanities Research Institute and I am excited beyond words! So proud! Check this out: dh.miami.edu/events/index.h…

"Within commodity culture, ethnicity becomes spice, seasoning that can liven up the dull dish that is mainstream white culture." -bell hooks' writing fortified my understanding of critical race and ethnic studies more than anything else. Irreparable loss... #bellhooks

Couldn’t be more grateful for this project! Check out this brilliant public humanities project.

New article up on TECHStyle by Dr. Jeffrey Howard. techstyle.lmc.gatech.edu/my-name-is-mod…

Current state: Thankful, excited, and overworked. #GeorgiaTech lmc.gatech.edu/news/item/6555…

Huge thanks to the Center for Interdisciplinary Teaching & Learning, at Boston University for publishing my piece on antiracist practices in academia. College of General Studies, Boston University Check out this timely and powerful special issue. sites.bu.edu/impact/previou…

Yesss!! This is huge 🎉 Congratulations! I am looking forward to your keynote at the 2022 DPI conference.

Hear hear! Graduate on time, find a job within a couple of months or “get out” is the narrative I have lived. Shreya Ghosh you will be an amazing PI! I don’t have the slightest doubt. 🌸