George Goga joined the Geneseo faculty in 2021. His research centers around economic and political theories of the occult in Eastern Europe, focusing on marginalized groups who voluntarily adopt the identity of the witch. He is the author of Performing the Roma Witch: Stereotype, Mythology, and Profit (2019) and E-Witched: How an Ancient Identity Can Prepare Us for an Uncertain Future (2023) and writes for Witchology Magazine.
Goga serves as coordinator of the Individualized Studies Major. He is also an FAA Licensed Part 107 Pilot and owns Nimbus Aerial Photography.
Classes
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EDUC 204: Dimensions of Teaching
This course introduces students to instructional and classroom management practices in the contexts of changing perspectives and environments of education for grades 7-12. The underlying assumption is that inquiry into the dimensions of classroom experience from a variety of perspectives will enable students to make informed choices in structuring and implementing lessons that are consistent with NYS Learning Standards and take into account the commonalties and differences among adolescent learners. School visits will involve systematic analysis of and reflection on effective practice.
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WRTG 105: Wrtg: The Witch
Writing Seminar lays the foundation for students to participate insightfully in both written and oral academic conversations. The course focuses on three modes of written and oral communication: communication as an ongoing persuasive dialogue with multiple audiences, communication with a reflective self, and communication with a dynamic evolving text. The course also introduces elements of information literacy and critical thinking needed to develop and evaluate academic conversation. Writing Seminar is typically taken by new students in their first two semesters, often as the introduction to general education, to our library, and to academic support services as sites of collaboration rather than remediation. As many new students' only seminar-style class, Writing Seminar can help lay the foundations of not only academic but also social success.