Teaching Braiding Sweetgrass

In this episode, Assistant Director of the Purdue English Big Read, C.J. Tenniswood, speaks with Dr. Stephanie Masta (College of Education), Dr. Michael Johnston (College of Liberal Arts), and Juanita Crider—PhD candidate, Assistant Director of the Black Cultural Center, and instructor in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Together, they discuss how each has incorporated Braiding Sweetgrass into their teaching, how the book has shaped their pedagogical approaches, and the range of assignments and learning experiences the text has inspired.