Teaching Philosophy

My pedagogy is rooted in the view that place and writing are co-constitutive forces that constantly shape one another. Writing is a situated practice that emerges from the complex contexts of writers’ lives, including their sociocultural worlds, their material locations, and the tools and technologies they use. Place, then, shapes how writers perceive and experience the world. This view also holds that writing is a social activity, constantly responsive to and working within the place of a larger discourse community.

This philosophy supports my commitment to antiracism, as it continually highlights how our experiences of language are shaped by our lived experiences and urges students to interrogate our complicity in such structures. In my courses, students develop tools to reflect on how writing is materially and socially situated and how these shifting rhetorical situations influence their work.

Subjects I teach

• Literacy, language, and identity
• Place and dominant narratives
• Community discourse
• Professional and technical writing
• Argument and inquiry
• Critical reading and writing

COMMUNITY PROJECTS

• Husker Writers “Our Lincoln”