Teaching
As a faculty member in the Program in American Studies at UC Berkeley, I teach senior thesis seminars, lecture courses, and honors seminars focused on U.S. history and culture. (I also serve as a Faculty Advisor for American Studies majors.)
My classes include:
American Studies 101 (Fall 2019 and Fall 2022)
The Ordinary and Extraordinary 1890s
American Studies 101 (Spring 2020) and 101AC (Summer 2021)
American Studies 101AC (Fall 2020 and Fall 2023)
Americans and Their Stuff: Object Lessons from the Civil War Era
American Studies 102 (Spring 2021) and 102AC (Spring 2023)
The Great American City: Chicago in the Nineteenth Century
American Studies 102AC (Fall 2021 and Fall 2023)
Beaches in Mind: The Beach in American Culture
American Studies 102 (Spring 2022)
Let There Be Light: UC Berkeley in American History and Culture
American Studies 102AC (Summer 2024 and Fall 2024)
Berkeley in the (18)60s: Uncovering the Origins of a Public University
American Studies 10 (Spring 2022) — co-taught with Christine Palmer
I'll Be There For You: Friendship in America
American Studies H110 (Spring 2024)
Remains: The Making and Unmaking of the American Body