University of Virginia
Spring 2021
Communities & Cultures of Media Fandom – Syllabus
Japanese Cinema in Global Context – Syllabus
Hannibal as Counter-Quality TV – Syllabus
Fall 2021
Art of the Video Essay
Cultures of Media Fandom
Hong Kong Film and Cultural Identity
Past Courses
Japanese Cinema in Global Context – syllabus (2021)
Communities and Cultures of Media Fandom – syllabus (2021)
Hollywood Goes to Asia – syllabus (2019-2020)
Media Fandom and Participatory Culture – syllabus (2020)
Hong Kong Film and Cultural Identity – syllabus (2020)
George Mason University
Introduction to Graduate Study for International Students (2015-2016)
Northern Virginia Community College
History of Film and Animation – syllabus (2012-2015)
Film Appreciation I – syllabus (2012-2014)
Film Appreciation II (2013)
Topics in Anime (2014)
Indiana University
Media in Global Context (2005)
Race, Ethnicity and Media (2004)
Introduction to Film and Media (1999-2000)
Sample Syllabi
Introduction to Film Analysis (2020)
Fans in/and Film (2016)
Bishonen and Boy’s Love in Japanese Literature and Popular Culture (2016)
Pedagogical & Professionalization Posts
“A Tale of Two Chairs, or Why Did My Paper Get a B?” (on the difference between ‘meets’ and ‘exceeds’ expectations)
How to Conference Series
Writing the Paper Proposal
- The Elevator Pitch
- So What?
- Where No One Has Gone Before?
- The Art of the Title & Other Odds and Ends
Writing the Paper
Presenting the Paper