Natasha Patel
tashahpatel.bsky.social
Natasha Patel
@tashahpatel.bsky.social
teaching U.S. politics @ Menlo College; phd candidate in Political Science @ Stanford; co-founder & former co-organizer of critical carceral studies collective 2023-25;

see my work at tashahpatel.com
...well placed diagrams and images that communicate central aspects of the work's theoretical and historical contributions. It really helps with teaching preparation! (visuals from assigned chapter attached)
November 10, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Tomorrow, I am teaching chapter 6 of Iris Marion Young's *Justice and the Politics of Difference* in my Intro to American Politics course. Re-reading her political theory, again and again, has been the best teacher for me. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's class.
November 6, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Participating in the Emotion and Society Lab hosted by Myisha Cherry and Francisco Gallegos was one of my favorite graduate student experiences. The cohort, our discussions, & the feedback reminded me how meaningful intellectual life can be. The lab now invites grad students to apply for 2025-26!
August 13, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Friend and colleague, @bodegagyroao.bsky.social made this fantastic poster for Friday's talk. I hope this talk is just the beginning. Feel free to DM me for zoom link or see you in person!
May 22, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I often think about comparing crafts in life. What does it mean to sculpt a theory? What does it look like for a theory to emerge through paint? This is some of that exploration.
December 22, 2024 at 2:37 AM
These are sketches from migraine days that lasted weeks in the beginning of this year. Capturing the feeling of the brain/mind as an image of the overall body, pushes me to see brain-related distress differently. I love her; she still hangs out on this Walter Rodney book :)
December 6, 2024 at 3:59 AM
Sculpture allows us to see ourselves in still moments. It allows me to imagine myself in different emotional states. What I love about the activity of sculpting a form that resembles my body is the openness -- though I'll always complain about how mentally and physically taxing it is. <3
December 3, 2024 at 3:03 AM