As an art history instructor, I encourage students to critically examine their media-saturated world, supplying them with tools to cohesively communicate their observations verbally and in writing. I emphasize a students’ ability to look closely at a work of art as an essential point of engagement. I strive to create an innovative environment in which students, especially non-majors, leave with an expanded capacity to question visual media and increased empathy and understanding of other cultures. I model open inquiry by connecting global art historical works to contemporary media culture. I am passionate about digital learning initiatives and eagerly seek ways to leverage technology within my teaching.
Courses Taught/ Prepared to Teach (Web and In-Person)
Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art
Modern and Contemporary Art History
Modern and Contemporary Chinese Art History
Exhibiting Asian Art
International Exhibitions
Art and Sports
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Contemporary Asian and Asian American Art
This course introduces a variety of diverse artistic and architectural projects spanning the cultures of East, South, Southeast Asia, and the United States from 1945 to the present. Students learn to discuss and analyze key artworks, exhibitions, architectural sites, and urban developments. Course content will be organized both chronologically and thematically. Discussions are linked to a variety of social and theoretical issues pertinent to Asian and Asian American art, such as modernity vs. tradition, Orientalism, nationalism, identity, cosmopolitanism, post-colonialism, urbanization, globalization, and the city. Students engage materials through a series of multi-media presentations, film screenings, interdisciplinary readings, guest lectures by artists and curators, museum and gallery visits, and creative projects.
Art and Sports
This course explores the intersection of Art and Sports, examining how athleticism, movement, and competition have been represented in visual culture throughout history. From contemporary photography to performance art, the course will cover a wide range of artistic mediums from contemporary Art History that celebrate, critique, and analyze the art historical significance of sport. Students will consider how artists have interpreted themes like victory, endurance, identity, and spectacle, amongst others, in their work. Lectures will be organized thematically to encourage connection between athletics and the arts: topics traditionally considered disparate. Through visual analysis, critical readings, and creative projects, the course aims to deepen students' understanding of how both art and sports reflect societal values and human experiences.