Teaching

Informed by my research on postcolonial feminism, I approach teaching as a political act: what is voiced, whose perspectives are centered, and what is overlooked in the classroom can reproduce systemic inequalities. I strive to create classrooms that critically examine these dynamics while encouraging students to engage with diverse perspectives and question taken-for-granted assumptions.

In the Winter of 2023, I developed and taught my own course, International Organizations (POLI 345), at McGill University (160 students). My course was awarded the Best International Relations Course of the Year by the McGill Political Science Students’ Association.

In Summer 2027, I will co-teach the graduate-level course Moyen-Orient en mouvance (Middle East in Motion) at the Université de Montréal’s Centre for International Studies (CERIUM).

I have also served as a teaching assistant for diverse sub-disciplinary courses at McGill University. These courses include: Transitional Justice in Comparative Perspective; Introduction to Comparative Politics; European Union; International Humanitarian Law; Developing Areas: Middle East.

Furthermore, I have been active in service-based teaching programs. In 2020-2021, I was a volunteer Turkish tutor for Syrian refugees in Turkey and Lebanon with the Paper Airlines. My current experience of mentoring students with lived experience of displacement since 2023 as part of the University of New South Wales’ Displaced Scholars Program also showcases my commitment to nourish a more inclusive scholarship.