Richa Nagar

Richa Nagar is Professor Emeritus of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at the University of Minnesota with affiliate appointments in Geography, Asian & Middle Eastern Studies, American Studies, and RIDGS. Her work bridges scholarship, activism, and creative writing through radical collaborations.

Research focuses on:

• Decolonial feminist praxis across borders
• Co-authoring knowledge with grassroots collectives
• People's theater as political intervention
• Epistemic justice and hungry translations

Founding co-editor of AGITATE! Unsettling Knowledges, her multilingual publications include award-winning books like Hungry Translations and Muddying the Waters. Recognized with the James Blaut Award and Global Development Studies Book Award, Nagar's pedagogical approach emphasizes collaborative learning and transnational solidarity.