Literature, Language, Culture Dialogue Series Archive
Lydia Heberling on How Reading Multimodal Literature Can Support Indigenous Sovereignty
University of Washington Doctoral Candidate Lydia M. Heberling shares how reading multimodal literature -- from canoes, to fish, to comics -- can support Indigenous Sovereignty and teach us how to "to listen to the communities that we have become very good at silencing."
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Professor Anu Taranath on Shame and Antiracism Beyond 'Guilt Trips' #beyondguilttrips
University of Washington Professor Anu Taranath discusses shame and hope and her book, Beyond Guilt Trips when teaching and practicing antiracism both in and outside of the classroom.
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Professor Stephanie D. Clare on Queer Care and Trans Literature During COVID-19
University of Washington Professor Stephanie D. Clare discusses studying and teaching queer care and trans literature during COVID-19. Key texts range from "Nevada" by Imogen Binnie to "Fierce Femmes and Notorious Liars: A Dangerous Trans Girl's Confabulous Memoir" by Kai Cheng Thom.
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Dr. Michelle Liu on What Asian American Studies, Literature, and Art Teaches us During COVID-19
University of Washington Professor Michelle Liu discusses what Asian American Studies, Literature, and Art teaches us during COVID-19, as well as anti-racist pedagogical practices.
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Jesse Oak Taylor: What ‘Environmental Humanities’ Teach Us: Cyclone Amphan, COVID-19, & Collectivity
University of Washington Professor Jesse Oak Taylor discusses what studying literature in what's called "the environmental humanities" teaches us about collectivity during events from Cyclone Amphan to COVID-19.
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