Teaching
To date, almost all of my teaching and interaction with students has followed directly from my research. At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, I have taught courses on diverse aspects of political conflict and violence (e.g., human rights, genocide, civil war and political dissent): its definition, causes, dynamics, termination, and, recently, its termination as well as coverage throughout diverse aspects of popular culture and collective memory. I have also done classes on racism and transitional justice. Within these classes, I have endeavored to provide students with a state-of-the-art understanding of what we know as well as what problems remain. Directly related to this, I have facilitated diverse environments in which students can further advance their understanding of relevant phenomena.
Below, you will find some of the courses that I have developed over the years. The highlighted ones are hyperlinked.
Undergraduate Courses
Saving the World or Wasting Time: Understanding the Impact of Social Movements and Activism
States vs. Challengers
Pop Struggle - Repression and Dissent in Graphic Novels and Film
Revolution, Repression and Videotape: Repression and Dissent in Film
The Politics that is Ill: Conflict and Contentious Politics in the World
State Terror and Violence
Death by Government
Graduate Courses
An Organizational Approach to Political Conflict & Violence
Government vs People
Civil Conflict: From Everyday Resistance to Genocide
Advanced Studies in State Repression and Human Rights
Ending Political Violence
The Art of Measuring Politics
International Human Rights: Theories, Evidence and New Directions
Introduction to Comparative Politics
The Systematic Study of Contentious Politics & Conflict
To date, almost all of my teaching and interaction with students has followed directly from my research. At both the undergraduate and graduate levels, I have taught courses on diverse aspects of political conflict and violence (e.g., human rights, genocide, civil war and political dissent): its definition, causes, dynamics, termination, and, recently, its termination as well as coverage throughout diverse aspects of popular culture and collective memory. I have also done classes on racism and transitional justice. Within these classes, I have endeavored to provide students with a state-of-the-art understanding of what we know as well as what problems remain. Directly related to this, I have facilitated diverse environments in which students can further advance their understanding of relevant phenomena.
Below, you will find some of the courses that I have developed over the years. The highlighted ones are hyperlinked.
Undergraduate Courses
Saving the World or Wasting Time: Understanding the Impact of Social Movements and Activism
States vs. Challengers
Pop Struggle - Repression and Dissent in Graphic Novels and Film
Revolution, Repression and Videotape: Repression and Dissent in Film
The Politics that is Ill: Conflict and Contentious Politics in the World
State Terror and Violence
Death by Government
Graduate Courses
An Organizational Approach to Political Conflict & Violence
Government vs People
Civil Conflict: From Everyday Resistance to Genocide
Advanced Studies in State Repression and Human Rights
Ending Political Violence
The Art of Measuring Politics
International Human Rights: Theories, Evidence and New Directions
Introduction to Comparative Politics
The Systematic Study of Contentious Politics & Conflict
