I. Teaching Biography __________________________________ 1. Alternative Political Theory Institution: Dartmouth College Department: Government Date: Spring 2009 Course-level: mid-level Format: lecture, discussion Enrollment: 8 Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Description: In this course we engage with central themes and approaches of three contemporary alternative political theories: critical theory, post-structuralism, and feminist political theory. This course has three goals. First, we engage with these alternative theories to obtain a deeper understanding of the mechanisms of power in modern societies. Second, we analyze the ways in which these theories might assist us to think about issues pertaining to political resistance. Third, we analyze the ways in which the respective thinkers conceptualize socio-political change. We start out with Marx and Marcuse (critical theory), followed by Foucault and Derrida (post-structuralism), and we end with Iris Marion Young and Judith Butler (feminist political theory). 2. Political Ideas Institution: Dartmouth College Department: Government Date: Winter 2009 Course-level: introduction Format: lecture Enrollment: 20 Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Description: This course traces the development of Western political thought from the Ancient Greeks to contemporary political philosophy. The course has three central goals. First, to gain a deeper understanding of key terms in political theory – such as democracy, justice, equality, freedom, political authority, and the good life – by reading classic texts. Second, to trace the historical evolution of these terms in Western political thought. And third, to consider the historical context in which the discussed political philosophers produced their texts. We will examine the works of Plato, Aristotle, Cicero, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Kant, and Marx. 3. Contemporary European Political Philosophy Institution: Dartmouth College Department: Government Date: Winter 2009 Course-level: advanced seminar, open to graduate students Format: seminar Enrollment: 10 Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Description: In this seminar we engage with central themes and approaches of contemporary, 20st and 21st Century European/Continental political philosophy. We examine the German, French and Italian Continental philosophy traditions. The seminar has three goals. First, we discuss how European philosophers think about the relationship between theory (or philosophy) and political practice. Second, we analyze the ways in which the respective thinkers conceptualize power and political transformation. Third, this focus will allow us to critically assess the commonalities (and differences) of the thinkers and the three traditions discussed. We start out with Theodor W. Adorno and Hannah Arendt (German political philosophy), followed by Jacques Lacan and Julia Kristeva (French political thought), and we end with Adriana Caverero and Giorgio Agamben (Italian political philosophy). 4. Alternative Models of Political Theorizing Institution: The University of Chicago Department: Political Science Date: spring 2007 Course-level: graduate course; open to undergraduate students with prior knowledge Format: seminar Enrollment: 18 Position: Visiting Assistant Professor Description: In this course I taught three alternative models of political theorizing: critical theory, post-structuralism and feminist political theory. We assessed the strengths and weaknesses of these models in terms of their ability to address and redress injustice in modern societies by studying the works of two representatives of each: Marx and Adorno (critical theory), Foucault and Lacan (post-structuralism), Iris Marion Young and Judith Butler (feminist political theory). We critically discussed the commonalities and differences of both the discussed thinkers and the alternative models of political theorizing they represent. Responsibilities: I chose the course title, designed the course, including the syllabus, choice of readings and assignments and graded students. 5. Marginalization in the Sciences: Gender, Class and Race Institution: The University of Vienna, Austria Department: Social Studies of Science Date: spring 2006 Course-level: graduate course, open to undergraduate students with prior knowledge Format: 10 days intensive seminar Enrollment size: 12 Position: Visiting Lecturer Description: In this course we critically examined the argument that gender, social class and race-ethnicity lead to processes of marginalization in the sciences. We began by articulating more clearly the meanings of these often used but rarely defined categories. With this groundwork we engaged political theories, theories of science and poststructuralist theories to grasp how marginalization works. As a final goal we elaborated the ways we can resist marginalization and create sciences in which women, working-class people and racial minorities can thrive. Responsibilities: I chose the course title, designed the course, including the syllabus, choice of readings and assignments and graded students. 6. Studies of Modern Society: 1798 to the Present Institution: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Date: spring 2003 Course-level: undergraduate course Format: seminar Enrollment size: 24 Position: Adjunct Professor Description: In this course I introduced students to major political thinkers, from the French Revolution to the present, who have contributed to shaping the Western imagination: Kant, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft, Hegel, De Toqueville, Le Bon, Freud, Weber, Arendt, De Beauvoir, Fanon and Adorno. We critically assessed the theoretical positions of these thinkers and placed them in the historical, social and political contexts in which their thoughts emerged. Responsibilities: I designed the syllabus, including the choice of readings and assignments and graded students. 7. Texts and Contexts: Old Worlds and New Institution: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art, New York Department: Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Date: fall 2002 Course level: undergraduate course Enrollment size: 22 Format: seminar Position: Adjunct Professor Description: In this course I introduced students to major thinkers, from the Renaissance to the French Revolution, with a focus on the political philosophy of these thinkers. We studied De Pizan, More, Machiavelli, Shakespeare, Hobbes, Descartes, Astell, Montesquieu, Rousseau and Wollstonecraft. The overall purpose of the course was to help students to develop both political and philosophical understanding through close reading of the assigned texts, class discussion and careful writing. Responsibilities: I designed the syllabus, including the choice of readings and assignments and graded students. 8. Introduction to the History of Political Thought Institution: Princeton University Department: Politics Date: fall 2001 Course level: undergraduate course Enrollment size: 22 Format: discussion Position: Visiting Lecturer Description: In this course I introduced students to key concepts in ancient and modern political thought: Aristotle, Cicero, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Rousseau, Kant, Tocqueville, Marx and Arendt. Responsibilities: I discussed the course material with students in a seminar format. 9. Rethinking Female Aggression Institution: The New School for General Studies, New York Department: Social Sciences, Bachelor’s Program Dates: spring 2000, fall 2000, fall 2001 Course level: advanced undergraduate course Format: seminar Enrollment size: 15-25 Position: adjunct professor Description: In this course we reviewed aggression research (Bjoerkqvist/Francek/Lindfors) and feminist psychoanalyses (Benjamin/Fast/Chodorow), as well as newer feminist scholarship on women’s aggression, rooted in postmodern and interactionist theory (Grossmann, Leeb). We also analyzed representations of aggressive women in film and feminist scholarship about the representation of women and aggression in popular culture (including Hart). We answered the following questions: How do these works define and explain female aggression? What is the theoretical basis upon which they base their arguments? Do their arguments enhance or impede our understanding of women and aggression? Responsibilities: I chose the course title, designed the course, including the syllabus, choice of readings and assignments and graded students. 10. Theories of Justice Institution: The New School for General Studies, New York Department: Social Sciences, Bachelor’s Program Date: summer 2001 Course level: advanced level on-line course Enrollment size: 10 Format: on-line discussion Position: on-line instructor Description: In this course I introduced students to the contemporary ‘politics of recognition’ debate in contemporary political theory. Responsibilities: I chose the course title, designed the course, including the syllabus, choice of readings and assignments, I set-up and supervised the on-line classroom and discussions. 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