Institutions
My Approach
I believe that art history, visual culture, and the art of writing can be inclusive, engaging, and accessible. I work to diversify our field by engaging with the stories and visual culture of communities that may not find representation in the typical canon.
One thing I have embraced in the last few years is using labor-based contract grading in survey and writing-intensive courses. The version I use is my own adaptation of the framework laid out by Asao B. Inoue. For me, it helps us move beyond the memorization of names and dates and our obsession with a “final product.” Instead, we focus on process and create space for students to undertake independent projects that stem from their own interests and majors. If students can connect their own passion to art history, then they will remember the lessons of the course in a more meaningful way. I have conducted several workshops at St. Olaf College around this pedagogical approach to assessment, and I continue to innovate and experiment in my own courses to find a balance between academic rigor and personal discovery.
Academic Year 2022-2023
Courses
- ASIA-RELATED
- Art, Materiality, and the Making of Modern Asia (Asian Studies/ First-year Writing)
- Arts of Japan (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Arts of China (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Arts of Korea (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Asia in America (Asian Studies)
- Asian Conversations: Global Flows (Asian Studies/ First-year Writing)
- Asian Conversations: Imagine Asia (Asian Studies/ First-year Writing)
- Buddhist Art & Architecture (Art History/ Asian Studies/ Religious Studies)
- Global Japan: Art, Anime, and Visual Culture (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Godzilla to Hello Kitty: Japanese Popular Culture (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Japanese Civilization (Asian Studies/ History)
- Japanese Woodblock Prints (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- Visual Culture in Modern Japan (Art History/ Asian Studies)
- GLOBAL & OTHER
- All Art is Propaganda: Visual and Scientific Perspectives on Persuasion (Art History/ Psychology)
- Art History: Ancient through Medieval (Art History)
- Art History: Renaissance through Modern (Art History)
- History of Photography (Art History)
- History of World Architecture (Art History)
- The Reflective Woman (First-year Writing)
- Ways of Seeing (Art History)