Fall 2023 (DePauw University)

SOC 100: Contemporary Society

This introductory undergraduate course is intended for first-year students or higher who are interested in social issues, social problems, and sociology. Developing students’ sociological imagination, this course explores how we can connect our lived experiences with structural and historical conditions in contemporary societies.

SOC 201: Global and Transnational Sociology

This introductory undergraduate course is intended for second-year students or higher who are interested in understanding race, class, and gender from global and transnational perspectives. Seeing all social problems as global and transnational, this course explores what we can learn from sociological studies from and on different parts of the world and what it means to seek global solidarity in sociological knowledge production.

SOC 301: Sociology of Art

This course approaches art as a sociological subject. The course covers a wide range of topics related to art and civil society, from contexts of creativity to production and reception, in addition to marketing, interpretation, and politics. The syllabus is divided into four units. In Unit 1, we’ll begin by studying foundational concepts, including taste, art worlds, and methods. In Unit 2, we will examine how artworks are produced, evaluated, and exchanged in the traditional “art market.” Unit 3 focuses on the objects and genres of art, developing our sociological mindfulness of exclusion and hierarchy in the art worlds. Digging deeper into the question of exclusion and hierarchy, Unit 4 asks how art can move us in so many creative ways. We will look at communities of artists traditionally marginalized by the mainstream art market. We will reflect on intersectionality in the global production and reception of artwork. After taking this course, students are expected to be able to apply their sociological imagination to the art worlds, systematically analyze art as a social and political object, and engage in creative collective actions for social justice. 

SOC 303: Social Theory

This is a required course for Sociology majors and provides a strong foundation of classical and contemporary theory that can inform your senior theses, honors projects, or other research endeavors. Social theories help us to make sense of the world around us and better understand different vantage points and positionalities. Theory, thus, allows us to understand and interpret individuals’ and groups’ decisions, actions, social norms or violations of social norms, ideas, statuses, and values as well as the ecosystem that people interact and participate within. Throughout this course, we will gain an orientation to classical sociological thought (as defined by the canon) but will take care to discuss the limitations of these various theories, especially the absence/exclusion of select voices and experiences and what needs further theorization. From there, we can leverage theory to imagine how a more equitable society can be formed.

------ Below are the past classes I taught as a graduate student ------

Spring 2020 (UVA)

SOC 1010: Introductory Sociology

• Instructor: Dr. Rose Buckelew

• The goal of this course is to introduce students to contemporary sociology. While this may seem like a simple and straightforward goal, it is actually rather ambitious. Sociology is a broad field that encompasses a multiplicity of methods and theories. Further, sociological work takes on many different forms and subjects. For these reasons, this course will not attempt to cover the breadth or the entirety of sociology. Instead, this course will prepare students to think like a sociologist. (the course description is credited to Professor Rose Buckelew.)

Fall 2019 (UVA)

SOC 2230: Criminology 

• Instructor: Dr. Rose Buckelew

• By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Explain key concepts related to crime, criminal justice, and race, class, and gender.

2. Relate America’s history of social control and punishment to current crime policies and practices.

3. Critically interrogate news, policies, and reform efforts related to crime.

4. Define and illustrate how crime is socially and historically constructed.

5. Write reflectively on how your social position shapes your experiences with crime, punishment, and safety.

(the course description is credited to Professor Rose Buckelew.)

Spring 2019 (UVA)

SOC 1010: Introductory Sociology

• Instructor: Dr. Rose Buckelew

• This course will prepare students to think like a sociologist. What sorts of questions do sociologists ask? What methods do they employ? What debates do they engage in? What challenges do they face? What strengths can they contribute to our pursuit of knowledge? These are the sorts of questions students in this course will ask and answer. (the course description is credited to Professor Rose Buckelew.)

Fall 2018 (UVA)

SOC 2230: Criminology 

• Instructor: Dr. Fiona Greenland

• By the end of the course, students should be able to: 

1. Identify the major elements of criminological theory (classical, positivist, criminogenic, feminist). 

2. List the main institutional components of the criminal justice system. 

3. Critically analyze mainstream media stories about crime, able to identify sources of evidence, recurring themes, and the accuracy of common claims. 

4. Name the major crime data sources and evaluate their strengths and weaknesses. 

(the course description is credited to Professor Fiona Greenland.)

Fall 2014 ~ Spring 2016 (NTU)

PS 1005 & 1006: Introductory Politics 政治學一二

• Instructor: Dr. Chang-Ling Huang(黃長玲)

• [政治學一]的課程內容是讓修課同學對於政治學的基本概念諸如國家形成、政治行為、以及政治體制有所了解。[政治學二]的課程內容則是討論國家或政治行為在經濟、社會及國際等面向所出現的形態，以及所造成的影響。 (the course description is credited to Professor Chang-Ling Huang.)