David Chu, Ph.D.

  • Lecturer
David Chu outside against a brick wall
Office Hours

Monday and Wednesday 1:25 - 2:25 PM, and by Zoom appointment (at https://cuboulder.zoom.us/j/97891013406)

 

Pronunciation: David Chu

Degree(s)
  • MA in Latin and Classical Humanities, University of Massachusetts Boston
  • PhD in Classics, University of Colorado Boulder
Area(s) of Expertise
  • Cultural Rhetorics
  • Public Rhetorics, Civics, & Advocacy
  • First-year Writing
Bio

David Chu is a Lecturer in the Program for Writing and Rhetoric. He earned his PhD in Classics from the University of Colorado at Boulder in Spring 2025. His research and teaching interests include ancient rhetoric, the ancient Greek and Roman worlds, ancient theatre, and how rhetoric is used to shape and express cultural identities, anxieties, and norms. Outside of academia, he is an amateur pastry chef, avid reader, DnD fanatic, and overly proud cat dad.

Course(s) Regularly Taught
  • WRTG 1150: First Year Writing and Rhetoric