My public scholarship bridges academic research, community engagement, and storytelling to center the voices and political work of diasporic and marginalized communities. Rooted in a commitment to accessibility and justice, I use writing, workshops, and collaborative projects to engage broad audiences beyond the university.
Much of my work focuses on second-generation Indo-Caribbean identity, anti-Blackness, and transnational solidarity. I contribute to public conversations through op-eds, workshops, and social media collaborations with grassroots organizations. I have been invited to speak on platforms dedicated to the Caribbean diaspora studies, and racial justice, and I regularly contribute insights to public-facing panels and workshops.
As a scholar-activist, I have organized and facilitated community-based events in New York City and Toronto. I view public scholarship not as an add-on to academic work, but as essential to reimagining knowledge production in collective and transformative ways.
Here are some of my public pieces and talks related to my research:
Articles
Khan, Cristine. (2025). Stabroek News. A New Generation of Indo-Caribbean Artists in New York City.
Khan, Cristine (2025). Stabroek News. From Windrush to Now: A Caribbean Cultural Awakening in London.
Khan, Cristine. (2023).Story Blog. A New Yorker in Toronto: Reflections on the Rise of Indo-Caribbean Communities in Toronto. Indo-Caribbean Canadian Association.
Khan, Cristine. (2020). Medium. On Anti-Blackness in the Indo-Caribbean Community.
Khan, Cristine. (2020). Brown Girl Magazine. Indo Caribbeans Rise and Resist in New York City.
Khan, Cristine. (2014). April 24. The City Paper. Looking Beyond the Beach.
Khan, Cristine. (2013). Sept 18. Youngist. “Mi Tierra No Se Vende”: Understanding The Free Trade Agreement And the Current Protests in Colombia.
Invited Talks and Workshops
Khan, Cristine. November 2023. “Storytelling Indenture: Queer and Feminist Perspectives.” Panel Moderator at A Poem for Rabia at the Tarragon Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Khan, Cristine. September 2022. “Dismantling anti-Blackness in the Indo-Caribbean community” Invited presenter at Routed by Our Stories Seminar on Anti-Blackness. New York, NY.
Khan, Cristine. August 2021.“Understanding Anti-Blackness and How it Manifests in Ourselves” Invited presenter at Jahajee Sisters Women’s Empowerment Summit. New York, NY.
Khan, Cristine. (2021). Publics Lab Blog. Grappling with the Contentions of Conducting Boundary-pushing Community Work.The Graduate Center, CUNY.
