Teaching experiences
Gender & Society
- The Politics of Victim Image in Sexual Violence, Instructor, UC Berkeley Sociology
Victims of sexual violence are portrayed innocent, vulnerable, unsympathetic, and/or suspicious. This course aims to investigate the victim image and the process of (de)victimization as a response to sexual violence. We will examine the construction of victim identity in courts, hospitals, media, etc., with the central theme of vulnerability with the following questions:
How do rational and emotional language in court represent victims and their experiences? How do prejudices about class, race, and gender influence lawyers’ strategies and legal outcomes? How has the advancement of medical knowledge and techniques influenced the bodies, injuries, and experiences of victims? How is the medicalization of victims’ injuries related to gender justice in courts? What kind of victimhood does the media and popular culture portray?
We will study theories and examine relevant cases and research in the fields of sociology of law, medical sociology, and cultural sociology in addressing sexual violence. By doing so, the class will investigate how the victim identity is constructed and contested from each field in an intertwined way.
- Transnational Feminism, Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley Gender & Women’s Studies
Political Sociology / Social Movements
- Development and Globalization, Reader, UC Berkeley
- Politics and Social Change, Reader, UC Berkeley
Sociology of Culture
- Popular Culture, Reader, UC Berkeley
- Social Psychology, Reader, UC Berkeley
- Sociology of Culture, Reader, UC Berkeley
General Sociology
- Classical Sociological Theory, Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
- Evaluation of Evidence, Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
- Introduction to Sociology, Graduate Student Instructor, UC Berkeley
Mentoring experiences
I believe that diverse ideas from students of various identities and backgrounds can contribute to thriving academia when they are supported by strong mentorship. Mentorship is crucial in achieving equity in education by bridging the gap between a wide range of students from different cultural and educational backgrounds.
I have participated in sociology programs such as Berkeley Connect, the honors thesis mentoring program, and the undergraduate student conference. For example, Berkeley Connect, the one-year program, is designed to provide students from underrepresented backgrounds with a sense of belonging. Through the program, I offered undergraduate students academic mentoring, including guidance on choosing courses, maximizing class participation, communicating with professors, applying for internships, and writing.
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