Cornelia-Catrinel Dunca

Catrinel Dunca holds a PhD from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, titled Beyond Heteronormativity: The Shaping of the Lesbian Ethos in India (1990s-2009), and has taught courses on critical theory, literature and gender, writing from the margins, narrative theory and South-Asian diasporic writing at St. Xavier’s College, Ahmedabad, as well as designing and offering short-term courses on queer theory and narrative theory at the National Institute of Design (NID), Ahmedabad. At CEPT University, Catrinel Dunca designed, taught and coordinated (2018−2024) the foundation-level course Reading Objects, Writing Craft, and several courses on academic writing and research methods at the undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral levels. Along with these they were part of the Foundational Skills for Design Students (FSDS) mentorship program, and designed and conducted Developing Writing Tutors, a workshop on pedagogical practices in reading, writing and critical thinking for architecture and design disciplines.