Teaching
Teaching Interests
As a graduate instructor, I teach a mixture of courses in digital media studies, film studies, and writing composition. My focus in these classes is two-fold: first, to stage encounters with rich archives of media in disciplines my students often don’t know exist, let alone that can drive a career; and second, to teach my students how to harness their curiosity, such that they learn how to follow hunches, develop sophisticated arguments, and understand the humanities as a function of their lived experiences. I also run the occasional workshop targeted at my fellow graduate students, on topics such as basic web development, social media, and digital humanities methods.
University of Maryland
An introductory film studies class, emphasizing connections between cinematic form, history, and culture. Also my stab at connecting film studies to broader questions of mediation.
As it says on the tin: an introduction to digital studies in the humanities. How do we analyze digital objects and cultures, from computer code, to video games, to social media, to electronic waste, and more. The course combines the traditional analytical tools of the humanities with a range of creative and technical practices.
College composition. Everyone teaches it. Everyone has a version of it. This one is mine.
Smith College
A week-long course exploring the media history, materiality, and infrastructures of digital and network technologies, in particular how the digital humanities and media studies might theorize and respond practically to climate upheaval and the idea of the ‘apocalypse’ more generally.
A self-consciously brief week-long course introducing students to electronic literature and internet art. I ran this in conjunction with my E.LIT / NET.ART installation series.
Workshops
“Curating Your Digital Presence.”
A workshop co-led with Setsuko Yokoyama that introduces graduate students (and anyone else interested at the university) to the ins and outs of developing a digital presence, from best practices for social media to designing and running your own personal website.