My pedagogical approach and teaching philosophy contain three main aims: 1) that students learn to apply concepts and theories learned in the classroom by conducting individually relevant and focused research projects; 2) that students learn to think about politics comparatively and critically by using case studies and by engaging in written and oral critiques; 3) and finally, that students are expected to learn to identify the workings of power in various forms, including power in language, in institutions, and in daily life.
The ability to analyze power effectively and ask critical questions about authority and legitimacy is central to a robust understanding of politics.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Cal Poly Humboldt
INTL 220 Introduction to Cultural Studies
PSCI 230 Introduction to Comparative Politics
PSCI 295 Political Research & Analysis
PSCI 303 Global Inequalities
PSCI 330 Human Rights, Migration, and the Nation
PSCI 343 Global Governance
INTL 387 International Studies Colloquium
PSCI 485 Capstone: Human Rights and Global Justice
ITS/ATH 301 Intercultural Relations
GIC 360/ITS 365 Global Migrations
ITS 377 Independent Study (Topics include: Ethnographic Field Methods, Political Ecologies, Postcolonial Studies and Tourism Mobilities)
University of Hawai`i at Mānoa
POLS 341 Politics of Media: Media and The Nation
POLS 390 Political Inquiry and Analysis: Critical Methodologies POLS 110 Introduction to Political Science
POLS 374 Law, Politics and Society (TA)
POLS 376 Constitutional Law II (TA)
Kapi`olani Community College
ANTH 201 Cultural Anthropology
Tani Sebro 