I really enjoyed teaching at this workshop for UC Berkeley — the attendees were smart and engaged and excited about the material, and I think we had a great discussion of South Asian and SA diaspora speculative fiction. Beautifully organized by Shane Carter of ORIAS, who also fed us really well throughout (a surefire way to my heart).
I was able to attend Martha Kenney‘s terrific morning session too (introducing the attendees to speculative fiction and helping them think through how they might incorporate it into their classrooms), and would’ve loved to do more of the three-day workshop. But it was a very tight set of days, with two (!) school board meetings on Wed and Thurs evenings, so I admit, on Friday morning, I just slept in. Needed the sleep!
Would still love to offer something like this at UIC — it’s mostly a question of having time to organize. And funding, of course — this was supported by a grant, which covered flying me out and feeding me and even a little honorarium. Well, maybe someday…
