Teaching

My teaching bridges the humanities, social sciences, and computational methods. Using contemporary case studies, I combine theoretical perspectives with practical analytical tools to help students investigate questions of language, communication, media, politics, and society.

Computational Linguistic Analysis of Social Media and User-Generated Content in Web 2.0 (Spring 2026), Undergraduate Seminar, Indiana University

Course Description (LING-L 210 (13323))

• This course examines how language shapes digital communication, focusing on bias, hate speech, and ideological framing in social media discourse. Students will engage with methods from corpus linguistics, discourse analysis, and sentiment analysis to examine user-generated content. Key topics include pragmatic strategies in online debates, such as implicature, presupposition, framing and reframing, speech acts, delegitimization, irony and sarcasm, dog whistles, and persuasive language techniques. Students will explore lexical patterns in digital discourse and computational tools for linguistic analysis. Through guided hands-on training, they will develop skills in monitoring, annotating and interpreting linguistic trends on social media. Working in groups, students will conduct collaborative research projects, applying linguistic methodologies to investigate contemporary online discourse and presenting their findings in a final report.

European Antisemitism from Enlightenment to Holocaust (Fall 2025), Undergraduate Seminar, Indiana University

Course Description (JSTU-J 304 (31479) / HIST-B 315 (35288)

• This course traces the history of antisemitism in Europe from antiquity to the rise of Nazism. We will examine key historical moments, including religious persecution, medieval blood libels, economic stereotypes, racial antisemitism, and political scapegoating. Through readings, discussions, and research projects, students will analyze how antisemitic myths and ideologies shaped European societies. By the end of the course, students will understand the historical roots of antisemitism, its manifestations, adaptations, and continuing implications.

Critique of Antisemitism: Theories and Intervention (Fall 2024) Undergraduate Lecture, Regensburg University of Applied Sciences

Kursbeschreibung (Modul: Sozial- und politikwissenschaftliche Vertiefung)

• In dieser Lehrveranstaltung erhalten die Studierenden die notwendigen theoretischen und praktischen Werkzeuge, um Antisemitismus in ihrem zukünftigen Berufsfeld zu erkennen und darauf angemessen zu reagieren.