Teaching

 
 

Teaching Fields

Hemispheric American literatures, Literature and Environment, Multi-Ethnic American literatures, Global Anglophone literatures, Twentieth and Twenty-first century literature, Contemporary literature, Caribbean literature, Postcolonial literature, Composition

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Recent Courses

Recently Offered Courses

Sea Fiction as Global Literature

Fall, 2019, University of Virginia — An introductory literature seminar, designed for non-English majors and potential English majors.  Syllabus coming soon!

Beach Reads, Littorally

Spring, 2018, University of Virginia — An introductory literature seminar, designed for non-English majors and potential English majors. See the syllabus here.

Considering Climate Change

Spring, 2016, University of Virginia — A first-year writing seminar, designed to emphasize the relationships between research, argument, and public discourse. See the syllabus here.

Additional Courses

Additional Courses

These are courses for which I have developed syllabi, but that I have not yet taught. Sample syllabi are available upon request.

Navigating Diaspora

Multi-Ethnic Americas

Environmental Justice in World Literature

Science and Empire