Curriculum Vitae
Education
Teaching Experience
Columbia University
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Core Lecturer in Contemporary Civilization (political, moral, religious, and social philosophy)
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Core Lecturer in Literature Humanities
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Emancipation of the Self in 20th Century Russia and the European Modern
Columbia University
New York, NY
2007 - Ph.D.
2004 - M.Phil
2000 - MA
Literature Humanities
Literature Humanities is a discussion-based, writing-intensive class exploring works of Western literature from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Required for all undergraduate students, it forms part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University. As the instructor, I plan and design my own classes; create my own paper topics (three per semester), midterms and quizzes; and critique and grade all student work myself.
Contemporary Civilization
Contemporary Civilization is a discussion based writing intensive class exploring works of Western political, moral, social, and religious philosophy. Required for all undergraduate students, it forms part of the Core Curriculum at Columbia University. As the instructor, I plan and design my own classes; create my own paper topics (three per semester), all exams and quizzes; and critique and grade all student work myself.
Emancipation of the Self in 20th Century Russia and the European Modern
A survey of the conceptual commonalities in ideas, forms, and styles found in early 20th century Russian and Western European culture. Discussions include works of Sologub, Briusov, Bely, Gipius, the composers Skriabin and Stravinsky, and the artists Roerich, Benois, and Kandinsky. Emphasis is on the new views of the Self established in philosophy, art, architecture, literature, theater, music, and analytical psychology, and represented by Nietzsche, Freud, Jung, Hofmannsthal, Schnitzler, Rilke, Olbrich, Wagner, Klimt, Richard Strauss, and Schoenberg.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität
Munich, Germany
1993 - ABD
Kliment Ochridski University
Sofia, Bulgaria
1982 - M.A.