Courses

I am currently (spring 2026) teaching Slavic 182: The Political Novel, as well as the graduate Proseminar, an introduction to graduate studies, in the Slavic Department. In fall 2026, I will be teaching Slavic 144: Communism and the Politics of Culture: Czechoslovakia and the Cold War in Eastern Europe, as well as a new departmental course, Slavic 188: Classics of Short Fiction: Reading the Novella.

Other courses taught:

  • Humanities 10a: A Humanities Colloquium from Homer to Joyce
  • Slavic 97. Tutorial — Sophomore Year
  • Slavic 134: Prague: A Cultural History
  • Slavic 137: Prague Between Two Empires: Czech Culture from 1914 to 1948
  • Slavic 181: Document, Testimony, and Political Fictions (with Justin Weir)
  • Slavic 195: East Central European Novel after World War II
  • Slavic 198. Czech Literary Culture after World War II: Conference Course
  • Slavic 230. Medieval, Renaissance, and Baroque Prague: A Cultural History
  • Slavic 231. Czech Literary Culture, 1900-1945
  • Slavic 232: Czech Poetry