I have acquired a wide-ranging, diverse experience in terms of contents and the linguistic, cultural and intellectual backgrounds and abilities of the students I have had the privilege to teach and learn from over the years. I enjoy interacting with students and supporting their intellectual growth through critical and respectful dialogue. Positive peer and student evaluations attest to the success of my strategy, but I learn and improve every semester and expect this dynamic to continue.
I have taught in area studies, politics, and philosophy departments in the UK, Ireland and Japan. I have supervised BA and MA dissertations in Japanese studies, international relations, and translation studies. My experience so far is summed in the following list:
As independent lecturer
- Intellectual Heritage Mosaic I and II. Temple University Japan. Spring, Summer and Fall 2016
- Modern Political Thought. University College Cork, 1-9 2014
- Ideology and Critique. University College Cork, 9-12 2010
- Government and Politics of Post-war Japan. University of Southampton (King Alfred’s College, now University of Winchester), 1997-1999
- Japan in International Affairs. University of Southampton (King Alfred’s College, now University of Winchester), 1997-1999
- Theory and Method in Japanese Studies. University of Southampton (King Alfred’s College, now University of Winchester), 1999
- War and Conflict in Asia and the Pacific. University of Nottingham, 1997 (MA)
- After Mao Zedong: Theories of Low-Intensity Conflict. University of Nottingham, 1998 (MA)
As tutor
- First Arts Philosophy. University College Cork, 2011 and 2012
- Understanding Global Politics. University of Nottingham, 1998
Supervision
- BA dissertation supervision. Temple University, 2016-2017
- MA dissertation supervision. Roehampton University, 2010
- BA dissertation supervision. University of Southampton, 1997-1999
- MA dissertation supervision. University of Nottingham, 1998
Kenn Nakata Steffensen 