POLS651 Hobbes's Civil Science - Fall 2016
A graduate seminar dedicated to a close reading of Hobbes's De Cive with a view to understanding his claim that this is the first ever book of civil science.
POLS356 American Political Thought I - Fall 2016
A survey of American Political Thought from its genesis to the modern day. Focused on two major thinkers for each of five distinct periods in American history: the Founding, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Progressive Era, the Civil Rights Era, and the present.
POLS150 Democracy in America - Fall 2016
An introductory-level course in American politics, focusing on the key ideas of liberty and equality as they were formulated and developed over the course of American history.
POLI2360 Rights in Conflict - Fall 2015
A sophomore-level American Politics course which examines a series of political controversies in which at least one—and usually more than one—side makes a claim on the basis of rights. Topics include the Federalist/Anti-Federalist debates, judicial review, freedom of religion, freedom of speech on campus, affirmative action, and more.
POLI1041 Fundamental Concepts of Politics I - Fall 2015
An introductory-level course covering all four subfields of political science, with a strong focus on the roots of liberalism and the challenges it faces in our world.
POLI2660 The Question of Justice - Spring 2013 and Spring 2015
A sophomore-level Political Theory course drawing on Plato, Thucydides, Hobbes, Kant, Rousseau, as well as the Lincoln-Douglas debates to grapple with the complexities and tensions at the heart of the question of what justice is and what role it plays in our lives.
POLI7947 Hobbes - Fall 2014
Delivered one guest lecture in a graduate seminar on Hobbes's Leviathan, Chapters 29-31.
PO022 How to Take Over the World - Fall 2012
An introductory course in Political Theory focused on the question of how modern politics in the West came into being. The course began by assessing the monumental impact of Machiavelli, Bacon, Hobbes, and Locke. We then reviewed concerns about the goodness of modern politics by Flaubert and Tocqueville, and closed with a look at Aristotle. Lectures were by Professor Robert Bartlett.
Responsibilities: Served as TA and discussion section leader for two sections of 20 students each. Prepared and led one-hour weekly discussions for each section, created and graded a weekly quiz, and graded student papers.
A graduate seminar dedicated to a close reading of Hobbes's De Cive with a view to understanding his claim that this is the first ever book of civil science.
POLS356 American Political Thought I - Fall 2016
A survey of American Political Thought from its genesis to the modern day. Focused on two major thinkers for each of five distinct periods in American history: the Founding, the Civil War and Reconstruction, the Progressive Era, the Civil Rights Era, and the present.
POLS150 Democracy in America - Fall 2016
An introductory-level course in American politics, focusing on the key ideas of liberty and equality as they were formulated and developed over the course of American history.
POLI2360 Rights in Conflict - Fall 2015
A sophomore-level American Politics course which examines a series of political controversies in which at least one—and usually more than one—side makes a claim on the basis of rights. Topics include the Federalist/Anti-Federalist debates, judicial review, freedom of religion, freedom of speech on campus, affirmative action, and more.
POLI1041 Fundamental Concepts of Politics I - Fall 2015
An introductory-level course covering all four subfields of political science, with a strong focus on the roots of liberalism and the challenges it faces in our world.
POLI2660 The Question of Justice - Spring 2013 and Spring 2015
A sophomore-level Political Theory course drawing on Plato, Thucydides, Hobbes, Kant, Rousseau, as well as the Lincoln-Douglas debates to grapple with the complexities and tensions at the heart of the question of what justice is and what role it plays in our lives.
POLI7947 Hobbes - Fall 2014
Delivered one guest lecture in a graduate seminar on Hobbes's Leviathan, Chapters 29-31.
PO022 How to Take Over the World - Fall 2012
An introductory course in Political Theory focused on the question of how modern politics in the West came into being. The course began by assessing the monumental impact of Machiavelli, Bacon, Hobbes, and Locke. We then reviewed concerns about the goodness of modern politics by Flaubert and Tocqueville, and closed with a look at Aristotle. Lectures were by Professor Robert Bartlett.
Responsibilities: Served as TA and discussion section leader for two sections of 20 students each. Prepared and led one-hour weekly discussions for each section, created and graded a weekly quiz, and graded student papers.