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MANISHA ANANTHARAMAN
The overarching goal underpinning my teaching philosophy is creating a humanizing and energizing classroom where students think critically about their social and environmental contexts, and through that thinking begin to see themselves as agents of positive change. Additionally, I work hard to create a classroom where students from historically-marginalized backgrounds feel comfortable sharing their opinions and analysis, while at the same time supporting students who might be less familiar with lived experiences of marginalization in gaining fresh perspectives


At Saint Mary’s College, I have developed syllabi for and taught eight unique courses on social and environmental justice topics including environmental justice, global development, globalization, and critical theory and inquiry. My teaching experiences range from teaching lower division introductory courses on Global and Regional Studies to first-year students to teaching the JCL senior thesis course, spanning three interdisciplinary programs and meeting several core curriculum learning outcomes.

Courses taught and syllabi:  

Lower division
  • Introduction to Global and Regional Studies 
  • Introduction to Justice Community and Leadership
Upper division
  • Sustainability
  • Environmental Justice (Spring 2016, 17, 18)
  • Senior Thesis (Fall 2017, 18)
  • Global Development and Social Justice (Fall 2017)
  • Theory and Inquiry  (Fall 2015, 16,18)
  • Globalization (Fall 2015)
Masters' level (at the University of Geneva)
  • Sociology from Below: The politics of knowledge production and community-engaged research methodologies





Check out this guide I created for undergraduates interested in sustainability, environmental policy and environmental justice careers and grad programs here


My teaching has been featured in Berkeley media and blogs


News report on a climate negotiation class exercise for International Environmental Politics

Blog-post on Berkeley Connect small-group meeting on the California Drought


Blog-post on Berkeley Connect small-group meeting on professional development
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