This course, which I joined as a Teaching Assistant, presented students with a set of texts and concepts that urged them to think critically about the relationships of self and society with our particular media culture in mind. The course moved thorough key texts in existential philosophy, popular texts that present arguments about media technology,… Continue reading Self and Society Through Film: TA Reflections
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The Horror Film: TA Reflections
Wow. What a fun class this was. As much as I want to use this space to talk about all the interesting ways we close read Freddy Krueger, slasher films, and the history of the horror film genre in U.S. cinema, I want to point out important lessons that TAing this course made clear to… Continue reading The Horror Film: TA Reflections
Technologies of Taste: TA Reflections
My first experience as an instructional assistant at UCSC begins! In my previous roles, I began as a tutor, then a grader, and after completing required preparatory courses, of course, I taught sections of my own literature and academic rhetoric and writing courses. After being solely responsible for the management of a course, I am… Continue reading Technologies of Taste: TA Reflections
Morgan Gates 