ADJUNCT PROFESSOR / VISITING INSTRUCTOR
NYC ADJUNCT PROFESSOR: FIT/PRATT/MARITIME
FIT / SUNY: Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Liberal Arts
EN 121 English Composition
This course encourages students’ confidence, writing fluency and the development of a competent writing self by focusing on the writing process. A number of forms are employed, including brainstorming, freewriting, journal writing, reading response journals, and formal essay writing. Classes are conducted as workshops, and both peer and instructor offer constructive feedback.
EN 251 Theatre Arts
Focuses on appreciation of the theatre through the study of dramatic art as it evolves from page to stage. The course is divided into three sections: play analysis, playwriting and performance. Students must also attend and review at least one NYC theatre production.
· FI 256 Screenwriting I
This course introduces the practice of writing the short screenplay. In a workshop setting, students explore a range of approaches to the short screenplay, from traditional to innovative, and use examples from a variety of genres and movements.
FI 371 Film Art, Film Critic
Students are introduced to cinema history and the basic tools for writing about the art of film. They study how camera work, editing, lighting, sound and acting achieve meaning in narrative film. The course emphasizes the contrast between studio and non-studio films, especially those of Europe, Asia and third-world countries.
PRATT INSTITUTE: Visiting Instructor, Humanities and Media Studies
HMS 492 Animating Narrative
Focuses on the fundamentals of storytelling and how to employ strong narrative elements in visual work, with an emphasis on animation and film. As a starting point, the course examines traditional stories and their underlying structures, focusing on ancient mythologies. The course then advances to less traditional narrative structures.
SUNY MARITIME: Visiting Instructor, Humanities Department
ENGL 101 Freshman English I
Introduces students to critical reading of selected texts and expository writing. Students examine a variety of rhetorical modes with a focus on the personal narrative and persuasive essay. The course culminates with a research paper that must integrate citations according to MLA format guidelines.
ENGL 409 Drama
Beginning with Aristotle’s Poetics, this course provides an introduction to dramatic literature. The course surveys a broad spectrum of work, moving from Greek Tragedy, to Shakespeare, and culminating with a modern master.
ENGL 423 Shakespeare
Focuses on reading and discussion of a representative selection of Shakespeare’s plays, with an emphasis on his tragedies.