Dr. Sona Kazemi, Assistant Professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, is one of only six faculty out of hundreds of nominations to receive a 2025 Eagle Teaching Excellence Award! She explains that her favorite part of teaching is, “Watching my planted seeds turn into blooming flowers and trees creating shade, fruit and beauty for everyone crossing their paths.” See an article profiling her for the award here!
Dr. Kazemi also has a recent manuscript “Disabling Relations: Wounded Bodyminds and Transnational Praxis” scheduled to publish on 12/19/2025. Dr. Kazemi shows how disabled bodyminds are produced and sustained through the violence of patriarchal, capitalist-imperialist, nationalist, and theocratic social relations. Use a 25% pre-order discount (promo code 25FNBK) to order Disabling Relations book here!