Kayan Taraporevala
M.S. Graduate Student and Arnolt Center Fellow
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Research and Creative Interests
- climate change
- Gender, Sexuality, and Sex
- South Asian communities
- Intersections of Race and Class
- Representations of Religion
- News Media and Politics
- Bisexuality and Queer communities
Biography
Kayan Tara is M.S. student in the Media School studying investigative reporting and multimedia journalism. Her primary interests include the effect of climate change in minority communities, gender and sexuality in South Asian communities, race and class relations in the United States, and the role of religion in shaping governmental policies.
She is the first recipient of a fellowship through the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism in the Media School. She received dual B.A.s in English and Theatre Arts from Loyola Marymount University in 2020.