TEACHING

Throughout her career, Susan has strongly believed that teaching and research are mutually enriching activities. Her courses tap deeply into her research interests, with syllabi exposing students to a diverse array of primary sources, including works of fiction and film. At the same time, students' responses to this material have led her to pursue fresh avenues of inquiry. Curiosity and inspiration flow in both directions.

At the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, Susan pioneered the field of war and media studies. Her undergraduate course on that topic led directly to her book The Media at War.

Both at Rutgers-Newark and the University of Warwick, Susan has taught wide-ranging courses on US history and American foreign relations, and more broadly on the complex consequences of war. Currently, her teaching includes a final year History module, "Postwar: Aftermaths of World War II," which emerged from her research for The Good Occupation, and two modules on War, Sex, and Gender in the United States.