Layla Seale
Instructor and Teaching Fellow
Layla Seale received her PhD in Art History from Rice in May 2020, specializing in late medieval and early modern art. Her research focuses on images of demons and how their unique forms and inventive iconographic contexts reveal alternative modes of viewing the infernal non-human. Her work synthesizes visual analysis and historical context with monster theory, animal studies, critical race theory, posthumanism, Marxism, and feminism. As a writing instructor, Layla believes that no one is born a “good” or a “bad” writer. Effective writing and communication stems from thorough training and continued practice. Her current FWIS courses are Visualizing Demons and Women Artists: von Bingen to Beyoncé.
Contact
| Office | Herring 129 |
|---|---|
| Mail Stop | MS 630 |
| ls41@rice.edu | |
| Phone | 5137 |
Baird Campbell
Instructor and Teaching Fellow
Baird Campbell received his PhD in sociocultural anthropology from Rice University in 2020. His research focuses on the role of social media technologies in the development of gendered subjectivities among trans activists in Santiago, Chile. Broadly, his work brings together digital media and technology studies, queer studies, and post/decolonial theory. Baird has been teaching “Writing with and about Social Media” in the FWIS program since 2018, and is excited to join the FWIS 100 team in the fall, as well as to offer a new course: “Being the change: Writing for Activism, Advocacy, and Social Justice.”