Mumtaz Hammad works across urban planning, sound design, and writing to explore spatial justice, cultural preservation, and community-centered mapping. They hold an M.S. in Urban Planning from Columbia University's GSAPP and an M.A. in South Asian Studies from UT Austin.
Their trans-disciplinary practice investigates how community spaces are located, interpellated, and experienced through processes of planning, performance, and sonic composition.
Their writings have been published in EFNIKS, Spy Kids Review, URBAN Magazine, Cordite Magazine, and Rest for Resistance.
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REWORKING CURVATURES: RE-APPLYING MATERIAL + CYBORG FEMINISM
Virtual Lecture and Discussion
2019
Role: Guest Lecturer
Project Description
An online lecture exploring material feminism and cyborg theory, presented as part of BY US FOR US's collaborative open-source educational initiative. This public program contributed to community education outside traditional academic institutions, making feminist theory accessible to wider audiences.
Course Description
“Within material feminism, a particular emergent branch called cyborg feminism has been taking strident approaches in analysing how the state of "being" is always already reformulated through the global capitalist matrix, notably in a posthumanist lens. this class will seek to briefly explore the topical content of cyborg feminism in hopes for students to widen their perspectives of theoretical analysis, making contemporary feminist theory accessible for students, allowing students to formulate new theoretical frameworks to think about the future of the self and societies as a whole.”
Lecture Content
Examined Donna Haraway's cyborg feminism, Karen Barad's material feminism, Janelle Monae’s Afro-futurist aesthetics, applying these frameworks to contemporary questions and considerations about technology, non-normative embodiment, and feminist ontologies.
Educational Framework
Participated in BY US FOR US's commitment to accessible, community-led education that centers BIPOC and queer perspectives. The open-source format challenged academic gatekeeping of theoretical knowledge, creating pathways for community engagement with critical theory.
Public Programming Contribution
This lecture demonstrated skills in public speaking, theoretical communication, and community education—translating complex academic frameworks into accessible formats for diverse audiences.
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Skills: Public speaking • Theoretical research • Community education • Feminist theory • Accessible pedagogy