Tess Head

Composition Program Faculty

I've been teaching in the English Department at Humboldt since 2011. I'm deeply interested in my work as a teacher, and in the collective and critical nature of learning. I see the most important part of this work as studying how oppression functions through language and in our institutions, precisely so we can challenge, intervene in, and dismantle it, in working to create a less violent world. I've also worked with the Humboldt Sexual Assault Prevention Committee, in various capacities, from 2009-2020. Outside of my work at Humboldt, I enjoy spending my time gardening, running, and backpacking.