EMU is excited to welcome Dr. Gayatri Sethi, author of Unbelonging, to campus for a multi-day visit. Dr. Sethi is an educator, writer, and community builder. She teaches and writes about Social Justice, Global Studies, and Comparative Education. Born in Tanzania and raised in Botswana, she is of Punjabi descent, multilingual, and polycultural. She reflects on these lifelong experiences of identity, immigration, and belonging in her award-winning non-fiction book titled Unbelonging. She is also an earnest advocate for the KidLit community, as a creator of initiatives to build solidarity among diaspora writers for young people. You can learn more about Dr. Sethi at her website and see her book recommendations on Instagram.

In her debut book, Unbelonging, Dr. Sethi combines verse with memoir to confront topics such as misogyny, racism, and empire. Unbelonging inspires critical self-reflection and emboldens its readers to pursue radical forms of justice, compassion, and solidarity. Multiple copies of Unbelonging are available in Halle Library. Copies of the book will also be raffled off at various events during Dr. Sethi’s visit.