Teaching
I am passionate about undergraduate teaching and liberal education. My classroom is a welcoming environment where students feel comfortable confronting challenging ideas. I seek to demonstrate the enduring relevance of studying political thought and, in doing so, pursue the dual goals of expanding students’ intellectual horizons and creating thoughtful citizens.
Courses
Modern Political Thought
POLS 202 · Emory · Spring 2026
A survey of the modern tradition in political philosophy, moving through Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Marx, and Nietzsche. Each reading builds on the last, tracing the development of modern political thought as a sequence of arguments and counter-arguments.
Foundations of American Democracy
POLS 150 · Emory · Fall 2025
An examination of the intellectual foundations of American democracy through primary texts, from Aristotle and Hobbes to Tocqueville, Frederick Douglass, and the writers on the legacy of slavery. The course pairs close reading with sustained classroom debate about the meaning and inheritance of the American regime.
Constitutional Principles: Core Texts
GOV 312P · UT Austin · Fall 2023
A core-texts introduction to constitutional principles and the political thought behind them, reading canonical works closely and asking how their arguments bear on contemporary political life. The course centers on discussion, drawing students into direct engagement with the texts and with one another.
In the words of students
This course was planned out to perfection. Each reading, although difficult, successfully built off the ideas in the prior readings, taking us through modern political philosophy in an organized manner.
Modern Political Thought (POLS 202), Emory, Spring 2026
The readings and conversations really pushed me to think about topics in a different light. Dr. Cree Gee’s commitment to understanding the intent of the scholars of the time sparked meaningful conversation that really pushed me.
Foundations of American Democracy (POLS 150), Emory, Fall 2025
The discussions truly challenged our thinking and went beyond individual beliefs. I never had as insightful conversations in an academic setting as I did in this course.
Constitutional Principles: Core Texts (GOV 312P), UT Austin, Fall 2023
Evan Cree Gee 