over the last 1.5 years, I have been studying the incorporation of AI (specifically, large language models & natural language processing algorithms) in immigration-related discourses in the US. my first publication on the topic is out now and, its insights are

Today at #mla2025
Join @arnabdr.bsky.social & me at 1:45.

so happy to have hosted a reading by my favorite
@lydiakiesling on campus @sacstate. lydia read from her new novel #Mobility which is a feat of imagination & research. she also has a gift for connecting with the audience. our students had so many questions!!! ❤️

looking forward to welcoming Lydia Kiesling to Cal State tomorrow ☺️

@torsa.bsky.social is ready for the first class of the semester 😀

desi approach to moon landing is the same as desi approach to grocery shopping. don’t waste money—you can always jugaad cheaper alternatives

ToC 👇🏼

any book with the word “global” in its title has to tackle the social & political implications of such a burdensome concept. as editor, i tried to not only discuss these implications in the intro but also display awareness about the possibilities & limitations throughout, 4/7

i learned as much about digital literature in the process as i did about people management & time management & expectations management (if any peer/junior scholar wants to know more about my takeaways, DM & i’ll get into the details).
the book was published this summer. 3/7

i started working on the edited volume, GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES ON DIGITAL LITERATURE, soon after submitting the full draft of my monograph OUT OF MIND for peer review, imagining that it would be exciting to collaborate with scholars/writers creating & critiquing digital texts.🧵 1/7

looking forward to our conversation on writing against state violence at #awp24

sooo excited about this #AWP panel where silvia park, colleen morrissey, preeti vangani, autumn fourkiller and i get to talk about the joys of writing & reading characters who refuse to hold back & stories that try to do too much