Teaching

Sample of Courses Taught and Designed as Instructor of Record   

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Introduction to Film Studies (at St. Olaf College) 

The Age of the Blockbuster (at Temple University) 

Film History II:  1945-Present (at Temple University)

Media and Culture (at Temple University)

Introduction to Gender Studies (at Carnegie Mellon)

Film & Literature: Mystery, Sexuality, and Culture in American Film Noir (at Carnegie Mellon)

Other Courses Designed and Taught as Instructor of Record

• Screen Cultures – What, Why, and How We Watch (English 110, U Delaware)
• Intro to Film Studies: Theory, History, and Form (English 231, Carnegie Mellon)
• Interpretation and Argument – “A Seat in the Dark: Why Do We Watch Movies?” (English 101, Carnegie Mellon)
• Expository Writing (Writing 101, Rutgers, New Brunswick)
• Interpretation and Argument: Leadership (English 101, CMU)
• English Composition II: Inquiry into the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema (English 102, UTK)
• English Composition I: The American Political Identity (English 101, UTK)

Courses as Teaching Assistant 

• Contemporary Visual Culture (Art 206, CMU)
• English Composition II: Inquiry into Video Games (English 102, UTK)