My teaching is shaped by the diversity of intellectual and creative practices that coexist within the contemporary university. My courses are organized around problems, questions, and debates rather than bodies of knowledge. Students participate in these conversations by engaging critically with methods, theories, evidence, and discourse. Close reading, structured discussion, writing, presentations, and exercises such as the referee report help students develop the capacities for interpretation, reasoning, evaluation, and imagination.
Assessment follows the purpose of the course. In core courses, assignments such as examinations, referee reports, and presentations are designed to develop the analytical skills fundamental to the discipline. In research-led and practice-based electives, however, I do not assume that inquiry naturally belongs to a single form. There is no obvious reason to hardwire research into an academic article when the same questions might be explored through an exhibition or visual storytelling.
My core teaching has been in Comparative Politics and Political Economy, and include:
- Introduction to Comparative Politics
- Comparative Social Inquiry
- Power
- Methods in the Social Sciences
My research-led electives focus on empire, religion, and South Asia, and include:
- Colonialism and Decolonization
- Religion and Politics in South Asia
- Ideology in India
- The Guru in Hinduism
My practice-based courses explore the relationship between art and politics. Scholarship, artistic projects, and popular media are placed in conversation around shared questions, allowing students to think comparatively across forms as well as disciplines. Students develop their final projects cumulatively over the semester. They begin with a proposal, complete a series of technical exercises, produce several drafts, and revise them through structured feedback from both peers and the instructor. The classroom functions as a workshop in which experimentation, revision, and discussion are integral to the learning process.
My practice-based electives include:
- Film and Politics
- Podcast: Colonialism and Decolonization
- Contemporary Political Comedy