Instructor

A Tale of Two Koreas (First-year Writing Seminar), Fall 2021. Syllabus available upon request.

Today, the two Koreas could not be more different. Since their division in 1953, the South has matured into a prosperous democracy, while the North has turned into a nuclear-armed dictatorship. How did they get there and what lies ahead? To address these questions, students will survey the history of the Korean peninsula and engage in relevant contemporary debates surrounding nuclear proliferation, alliance politics, and the US-China competition. In examining these issues, students will learn to make, support, and evaluate arguments. Writing assignments will include—among others—a review article (to practice writing critically for an academic audience), a policy brief (to practice writing purposively for a policy-making audience), and an op-ed (to practice writing persuasively for a general audience).

Teaching Assistant

Cold War (with Matthew A. Evangelista), Spring 2021

How Do You Know That? (with Christopher Way), Fall 2020

Human Rights at War (with Matthew A. Evangelista), Spring 2020

America, Business, and the International Political Economy (with Peter J. Katzenstein), Fall 2019

Issues in Contemporary China (with Nick Admussen), Spring 2019