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My research focuses on 20th-century German political thought and philosophies of knowledge. My new book Epistemology and Political Thought in Interwar Germany and Austria: 1914–1945 is forthcoming from Springer Nature. This book builds upon my PhD dissertation at Cambridge University, which explored the intersection of ideas about science and politics in German-language philosophical literature during the period between the World Wars. It is slated to be one of the inaugural titles in Springer Nature's new series “Political Epistemology”.
At Pacific Northwest College of Art / Willamette University in Portland, Oregon, I teach a variety of courses related to my background in the history of ideas. These range from broad historical surveys like Ancient Civilizations and Comparative Revolutions, to explorations of political ideas like History of Democracy, History of Capitalism and History of Fascism, to more process-oriented courses like Philosophy of Sustainable Design.​ My role also extends to the supervision of independent studies, thesis research advising, and serving on thesis review boards.
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I am the author of the article “The Development of Carl Schmitt’s Political Thought during the First World War”, which appeared in the journal Modern Intellectual History (Volume 13, Issue 1, April 2016, pp. 123-149).​
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My articles on the topics “Technological Determinism”, “Total War” and “Fascism” appear in the SAGE Encyclopedia of War: Social Science Perspectives, edited by Paul Joseph (2016).
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As an associate editor of King's Review magazine between 2012 and 2015, I conducted interviews, reviewed article submissions, and advised on editorial decision making for this large-format print and online magazine founded and run by graduate students at King’s College, Cambridge University. See for instance "An interview with David Runciman" (28 June, 2013).
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My teaching experience includes three years as an instructor at Cambridge, where I supervised undergraduates for the course Political Philosophy and the History of Political Thought, an upper-level class for history and politics students which covers an expansive curriculum. Through small-group discussions and detailed feedback on student essays, my role was to ensure that my students gained a working understanding of a wide range of topics, from Friedrich Nietzsche to feminism, and to help them improve their writing performance in preparation for final exams.
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Based on my record of teaching, the History Faculty at Cambridge elected me to lead seminars during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years on the topic “Power”, as part of the undergraduate capstone course Historical Argument and Practice. My teaching for this course was singled out for special commendation by the course organizers in recognition of the especially strong student feedback I received.​
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I have delivered lectures based upon my research on Carl Schmitt at Harvard University, by invitation of the Harvard Graduate Conference in Political Theory on 29 October 2011, and at Oxford University by invitation of Oxbridge Critical Exchange on 11 May 2011. I was subsequently invited to give a follow-up address at Oxford, again by invitation of Oxbridge Critical Exchange on 7 June 2013, entitled “Is There Now or Has There Ever Been a Fascist International?”
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I presented my working paper “Walter Benjamin and Ernst Jünger on the Problem of Agency in an Era of Total War” at the Cambridge University Graduate Workshop on Warfare and Organized Violence on 17 May 2011, and was then selected to deliver an address on the same topic at the University of London's School of Advanced Studies forum in Senate House, London, on 13 June 2012, an event organized by the UK's Institute of Historical Research.
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I received my B.A. in history from Reed College in 2008, and was then selected by Reed's Faculty Committee on Fellowships and Awards in 2010 for the Sperling Studentship, which provided for living expenses and tuition during my doctoral study at Cambridge. At Reed College I was also honored with election to Phi Beta Kappa.