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Nat Modlin

Teaching

I have been teaching courses on film, literature, and German language since 2021. In 2026, I was recognized for my teaching with the Dean's Award for Graduate Student Teaching Excellence from the Arts and Humanities Division at the University of Chicago.

Below, you can find a list of courses I've taught. Clicking on each course will take you to a course description.

For a full teaching portfolio, including my statement of teaching philosophy, sample syllabi, and student evaluations, please email me at ncmodlin[at]uchicago.edu.

Instructor of Record

Introduction to Film Analysis

Autumn 2024

An introductory undergraduate course for Cinema & Media Studies majors.

Uncanny Gender(s) in German Film, 1920–2020

Winter 2024

A self-designed bridge course for advanced undergraduate and graduate language learners, taught in German.

Elementary German for Beginners 3

Spring 2022

Third part of a year-long introductory language course.

Elementary German for Beginners 2

Winter 2022

Second part of a year-long introductory language course.

Elementary German for Beginners 1

Autumn 2021

First part of a year-long introductory language course.

Teaching Assistant

History of International Cinema 1: The Silent Era

Autumn 2023

First part of a year-long lecture course for upper-level undergraduate and MA students. Instructor: Prof. Allyson Nadia Field.

(Re-)Living Nazi Germany through the Eyes of the Graphic Novel

Winter 2021

An advanced undergraduate course, taught in English. Instructor: Dr. Emily Dreyfus.

Self-Designed Courses

Uncanny Gender(s) in German Film, 1920–2020

A self-designed bridge course for advanced undergraduate and graduate language learners, taught in German.

Climate Change Cinema

An upper-level undergraduate course I designed.

German Media Theory and Its Discontents

An upper-level undergraduate course I'm in the process of designing.