Photos (L to R): Handicapped Accessible Entrance to building in French Quarter in New Orleans, LA (Photo Credit: T. Pickens), Prof. Pickens dressed as a character from The Hunger Games for Afrofuturism course at Bates College (Photo Credit: A. Salerno), Gerber Daisies in Tempranillo Wine Bottle in Lewiston, ME (Photo Credit: T. Pickens), Professional Headshot in Claremont, CA (Photo Credit: Jason Douglas Lewis), Cupcakes in celebration of Audre Lorde's birthday in Portland, ME (Photo Credit: T. Pickens)
In Recent News.....
Professor Pickens' review Divas Live Among Us has just been published in Disability Studies Quarterly. See here!
Professor Pickens has tools for teaching Disability and Blackness in the same classroom. Here is a pdf of secondary articles and resources. More to come!
Professor Pickens just hired a SUMMER RESEARCH APPRENTICE! Job Ad Here.
Professor Pickens just presented at the Alien Bodies Conference! Here's a Word file of her presentation.
Professor Pickens has organized a GREAT symposium called Beyond Intellectual Profit at Bates College. See news coverage here: http://bit.ly/XCbkxJ
Professor Pickens has a new section on her blog: The Rogue Vogue Professor Diaries!
Professor Pickens has tools for teaching Disability and Blackness in the same classroom. Here is a pdf of secondary articles and resources. More to come!
Professor Pickens just hired a SUMMER RESEARCH APPRENTICE! Job Ad Here.
Professor Pickens just presented at the Alien Bodies Conference! Here's a Word file of her presentation.
Professor Pickens has organized a GREAT symposium called Beyond Intellectual Profit at Bates College. See news coverage here: http://bit.ly/XCbkxJ
Professor Pickens has a new section on her blog: The Rogue Vogue Professor Diaries!
Upcoming Appearances
Professor Pickens will present her work at the following locations!
Critical Ethnic Studies Association Conference
"Disability Studies as the Other White Meat?: Theories of Re-reading Disability Studies," CESA Conference, Chicago, IL, Scheduled for September 19-21, 2013
"This (Covered) Bridge Called My Back: Doing Ethnic Studies in New England," CESA Conference, Chicago, IL, Scheduled for September 19-21, 2013
Critical Ethnic Studies Association Conference
"Disability Studies as the Other White Meat?: Theories of Re-reading Disability Studies," CESA Conference, Chicago, IL, Scheduled for September 19-21, 2013
"This (Covered) Bridge Called My Back: Doing Ethnic Studies in New England," CESA Conference, Chicago, IL, Scheduled for September 19-21, 2013
Archived Announcements
Professor Pickens will be teaching TWO new classes during Winter 2013. The syllabus for each is posted under the "Current Classes" in the "Teaching" section.
Professor Pickens had an EXTRAORDINARY time at University of New Hampshire. See details here. YouTube video: Part One / Part Two / Part Three!
She is now a contributing writer at the SIUE Black Studies Site. See here!
Prof. Pickens is part of the "This is What Disability Looks Like" Campaign! Check her out!
Dr. Pickens made an appearance on Adrenaline Radio on the Dr. Thema Show! Hear the archived interview from 8/16/2012: here.
Professor PIckens' colleagues, Drs. Aisha Lockridge & Kameelah Martin, have their own sites. Check out the scholar fierce divas here and here.
Professor Pickens had an awesome time at the NEH Summer Institute on Contemporary African American Literature. See details here. See blog above!
You can see her RAWI Presentation here! Video
Professor Pickens joins the Twitterverse! Follow her: TAPPhD.
Professor Pickens recently spoke to Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows at her alma mater, Princeton University. See the pdf of her speech. Hear the audio file (mov).
Professor Pickens joins the faculty at Bates College! See here (Bates) and here (Sun Journal) and here (WIA) and here (JBHE).
Professor Pickens had an EXTRAORDINARY time at University of New Hampshire. See details here. YouTube video: Part One / Part Two / Part Three!
She is now a contributing writer at the SIUE Black Studies Site. See here!
Prof. Pickens is part of the "This is What Disability Looks Like" Campaign! Check her out!
Dr. Pickens made an appearance on Adrenaline Radio on the Dr. Thema Show! Hear the archived interview from 8/16/2012: here.
Professor PIckens' colleagues, Drs. Aisha Lockridge & Kameelah Martin, have their own sites. Check out the scholar fierce divas here and here.
Professor Pickens had an awesome time at the NEH Summer Institute on Contemporary African American Literature. See details here. See blog above!
You can see her RAWI Presentation here! Video
Professor Pickens joins the Twitterverse! Follow her: TAPPhD.
Professor Pickens recently spoke to Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows at her alma mater, Princeton University. See the pdf of her speech. Hear the audio file (mov).
Professor Pickens joins the faculty at Bates College! See here (Bates) and here (Sun Journal) and here (WIA) and here (JBHE).