ACADEMIC TEACHING PORTFOLIO

HISTORY OF NETWORKED TECHNOLOGIES (UG)
King’s College, University of London
In this module convened by Dr Ashwin Mathew students explore the contested history of digital networked technologies. Contrasting traditional histories with those less told, it invites critical thinking around techno-historical narratives, whilst developing an understanding of the technological underpinnings of today’s internet.

INTRODUCTION TO DIGITAL CULTURAL STUDIES (PG)
King’s College, University of London
This wide-ranging module, convened by Dr Pete Chonka and Dr Mercedes Bunz covers topical issues critically, spanning questions concerning: Artificial Intelligence, and Social Media Addiction, Influencer Production, Digital Colonialism, Big Data, Surveillance, Censorship, and more. The participatory structure encourages students to use their lived experiences and current events to apply the work of key thinkers in peer-led presentations.

GLOBAL MEDIA & POLITICS (PG)
Goldsmiths, University of London
I led guest seminars for students covering Internet Governance, Digital Inclusion, and Internet Access Activism on this master’s module convened by Professor Marianne Franklin. Drawing on insights from my ethnographic work and policy analysis these sessions included lectures with participatory elements woven in.

CONNECTED CURRICULUM (UG)
Goldsmiths College, University of London
I was part of the teaching team delivering this new module in its first year, involved in finalizing content for delivery and critically evaluating its rollout. Connected Curriculum, convened by Dr Caroline Kennedy and Dr Francis Gilbert, is a core module for all undergraduates, designed to introduce critical thinking through weekly topics that range from art pieces like Damien Hirst’s “For the Love of God” (2007) to British immigration rules and the Barbie (2023) movie. Distinctively, the module is assessed through creative multimodal assessments, with students making anything from songs to videos to visual art.

MEDIA, MODERNITY & SOCIAL THOUGHT (UG)
Goldsmiths, University of London
This module, convened by Professor Des Freedman, introduces media students to touchstone thinkers and their primary texts spanning figures such as: Karl Marx, W. E. B. Du Bois, Stuart Hall and Sara Ahmed. I worked with the teaching team to develop updates to the module, including the addition of greater scaffolding for racially violent texts, and a wider variety of non-European theorists.

SELECTED INDUSTRY CURRICULA

DECOLONIZING HUMANITARIAN COMMUNICATIONS
Quakers UK
This curriculum examines the power dynamics in humanitarian communications through looking at historical and contemporary case studies. It considers what justice-oriented communications might look like through responding to sample briefs and then engaging in critique amongst peers to strengthen and problematize approaches.

EQUITY IN THE CULTURAL INDUSTRIES
Pirate.com, British Film Institute
This curriculum supports learners to critically evaluate the implications of social difference and inequity, and global power dynamics, for the creation and circulation of cultural products. Based on the client it looks at either music or film production, and touches on topics such as representation, stereotypes, cultural appropriation, intellectual property laws, unionization, and more.

COMMUNICATING JUSTICE
Greenpeace International
This curriculum centers on a framework for peer mentorship amongst communications team members across Greenpeace’s international locations of operation. It encourages supportive and critical conversations that challenge stereotypes, tropes, and saviorist narratives. It offers support for engaging with critical audiences online.

FROM ENVIRONMENTALISM TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
Greenpeace International
Grounded in analysis of the colonial histories of environmentalism, including my own content analysis of Greenpeace’s own global campaigns, this two-year project supported the organization’s international communications team to understand and integrate environmental justice frameworks. I developed a comprehensive curriculum that included video production, visual strategy, social media voice, narrative design, campaign framing, and platform selection.

PUBLISHING WRITERS OF COLOUR
Penguin Random House, Hachette UK
This curriculum supports publishing teams to critically evaluate the narrative and marketing tropes commonly applied to writers of color, and to explore how alternative framings might disrupt conventional industry norms. It engages with issues such as representation, audience perception, market segmentation, and editorial bias, while inviting reflection on the institutional dynamics that shape publishing decisions.

WHY WE NEED COMMUNITY MEDIA
Media Fund UK
This curriculum looks at the history of community media in the UK ranging from pirate radio to zines, community newspapers, online and on paper. It considers the role played by independent community outlets relative to larger outlets, for their audiences and for the wider public, and envisions possibilities for sustaining smaller-scale and local projects into the future.

EQUITY & THE MEDIA
BBC Radio 4, OpenDemocracy, BBC News at Ten, Channel 4 News
These tailored programs supported staff in examining how and why marginalized communities have historically organized to improve media representation in the UK. Learners explored why progress has remained limited, analyzed case studies from community and digital media, and developed strategies for storytelling that breaks with historical patterns. It helps participants to consider how to pursue and retain talent with a range of backgrounds and experience, as well as strategies for reframing narratives and responding to critical audience feedback online.