Teaching Philosophy

I believe that an individual becomes a better, more rigorous scholar through the act of teaching. Teaching and independent research are not distinct entities that have no bearing on each other. By teaching, even subjects that are not directly related to your research agenda, you are forced to confront ideas in their most basic and barest form and when explaining them in detail to students, the limitations of the discipline, the texts, and your own work are laid bare and the end result is a more nuanced understanding for all involved.

University at Albany

At the University at Albany I teach introductory classes in Political Theory, courses on the Politics of Technology, and graduate level courses on Technology and Social Theory.

I have previously taught courses in political theory at the University of California, Riverside and at a number of community colleges in southern California.