teaching
University of Texas at Dallas
ATCM 3301 - Writing for Media, Arts, and Design (Fall 2025)
This writing intensive course focuses on the genres of writing associated with arts, technology, and emerging communication. ATCM 3301 trains students in the process of writing about media (animation, design, games, and so forth) for a variety of audiences. Writing assignments and oral presentations prepare students for the types of writing that are common in the media and cultural industries including formal analysis, interpretation, the personal or artist’s statement, and project proposals.
ATCM 2321 - Reading Media Critically (Spring 2025)
This course addresses how to think and write critically about media and society. Throughout the semester, students develop a conceptual toolbox that allows them to explore, critique, and speculate on the culture they produce and consume. Students discuss foundational ideas in critical theory and relate these ideas to current social issues and media productions.