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Leela Chantrelle ENGL265 Expecting a B Anonymous 10/15/2024	avoid, avoid, avoid. horrible!
Dylan Lewis ENGL265 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 06/06/2024	Funny, understanding, and interesting professor. A fair amount of reading but we engaged with different types of media (novels, graphic novels, board games, video games, movies, tv shows, music, etc.) throughout the course, so the reading never got to be tiring or tedious. Flexible assignments that allowed you to be creative.
Timmy Bridgeman ENGL265 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/10/2024	I cannot express how much I enjoyed this class. Mr. Timmy is also such a cool professor, I highly recommend taking him if you ever get the chance!
Dylan Lewis ENGL265 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 12/10/2023	Great professor! He's so fun and easygoing, is really nice if you need to take some late days, and the assignments were pretty fun too! You have to like reading though lol.
Dylan Lewis ENGL265 Expecting an A Anonymous 11/28/2023	He was really nice! His class is a lot like a book club, honestly, and the assignments are creative and fun. He's really lax with deadlines and lets you take some late days with no issues. He was just a really informative, laid-back, and fun professor.
Fredrick Cherry Jr ENGL265 Expecting an A Anonymous 09/08/2023	Great professor! The class was tough (as a non-english major, it was a lot of reading, and at a fairly high level), but it was super interesting and definitely worth it. His classes were primarily discussion based, so if you didn't read beforehand, you can't really participate. The first assignment he had us read (An Inventory Of Shimmers) was a total weed-out reading and not reflective of how difficult the rest of the course would be. I almost dropped out of the course because of it, but I'm glad I didn't. Bear with it, it's worth it! Some of the texts though will really challenge you, especially some of the theory heavy ones, bordering on pretentious (like the weed-out paper), or at least seem that way to a non-major. However, not all of them are like this, and imo only two of the reading assignments were like that, really. To be totally honest, I still don't really know what affect theory is actually, as it is very (intentionally?) nebulously defined in class and in the texts we read. I'm not convinced that anyone else actually knows what it is either lol Overall though, I would still recommend you take one of his classes if you get the chance. I learned a lot, though if you take it, be prepared to do a lot of reading and writing. It is a literature class, after all, though, so that should be expected.
Aaron Bartlett ENGL265 Expecting an A Anonymous 04/22/2023	I took this class in Fall 2022, and I thought he did a great job with it. The readings and the material in general were very interesting, and the class was structured to be guided more by student discussion than by an instructor's lectures, which was a great way to approach this material. However, this means he does expect a lot of participation (it was part of our grade), so it was necessary to actually do the readings (which a lot of people didn't). The assignments required effort but weren't too hard, and I thought his grading was fair. I found this to be a fun and fairly low-stress course.
Aaron Bartlett ENGL265 Expecting a B- Anonymous 12/15/2022	Most aggressive grader I have ever had. He is pretentious and gives poor feedback. Not a fan
Aaron Bartlett ENGL265 Expecting a B Anonymous 12/13/2022	I don’t actually know what my grade is because it’s the end of the semester and he has only put like 3 grades in and one of them is participation. I can’t tell if he’s not grading on purpose or if he’s just very lazy. It seems like he’s grading so late so that if you have any questions about your grade at the end, it’s already too late.
Liam Daley ENGL265 Anonymous 05/31/2022	He was a nice professor who provided engaging readings with broad topics; however, SUCH a harsh grader. He seemed to disapprove of the generic, repetitive academic writing style. This is clearly shown in his grading, which is fine but I wish he could have expressed that. Many professors often approve of this style but he is set in his ways. You just need to adjust to his expectations.
Emilee Durand ENGL265 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 05/20/2022	Dr. Durand is fantastic! She's a great discussion leader- she makes every course text interesting to talk about, even when they're not very fun to read. She gets paper feedback & grades to you pretty quickly, and gives insightful comments about what to improve/what worked well. I didn't feel like she was a particularly tough grader, but maybe that was just me. Definitely would recommend her for any literature class.
Liam Daley ENGL265 Anonymous 11/18/2021	Professor Daley is likely the best professor I have had so far. He makes an effort to connect with his students in class, he is extremely funny, and although he tends to go off on tangents, all of his class discussions are thoroughly meaningful and relevant to the topics in class. The quizzes are easy if you have done the assigned readings before class and there are lots of opportunities on them for extra credits. The major assignments in this class include two papers and one presentation, both of which he gave us extreme flexibility with on content and still managed to be relevant and thought-provoking. Overall, the class is extremely fun and everyone in it seems to enjoy it greatly as class participation is very high and enthusiastic.
Elizabeth Dinneny ENGL265 Expecting an A- Anonymous 11/17/2021	A wonderful professor that is obviously very enthusiastic about the material. She makes enough time for the class to really understand the readings because they can be a bit dense. Incredibly understanding when it comes to personal issues that can come in conflict with class time. They're very respectful to every student and doesn't treat the class as an obligation, but rather a passion. I highly recommend having them as your professor for any class.
Kerishma Panigrahi ENGL265 Expecting an A+ Anonymous 01/12/2021	The texts Kerishma picks out are really good if you are already interested in the subject matter, which I was. She is a pretty average grader, not too harsh, and she provides plenty of extra credit opportunities. There is one big 5 page essay, a short 2 page one, and an option for another big essay or a creative project for the final. There is no midterm or test final, at least for this semester. Overall, I loved having her teach!
Elizabeth McClure ENGL265 Anonymous 12/08/2012	I have to agree with the previous anonymous post. I wanted to like this professor - on the first day she seemed really nice and accomodating, offering extensions on assignments if a student has too much going on and so forth - but was an ultimate let-down. She was incredibly last-minute in regards to many aspects. I know I may be last-minute as well, but I am not the teacher of this course and even I found myself wondering where information was on Blackboard and why I my e-mail had not been responded to. She makes her assignments incredibly vague and confusing and, honestly, expects far too much from her students for a 200-level course. It seems as though she wishes she were teaching a 400-level Queer theory course when she is in reality teaching a 200-level literature course. This is especially annoying to me considering the fact that it is apparently not counting as requirements for my major, despite the fact that it is the most rigorous course I am currently enrolled in. If you are expecting this course to be anything like other minority literature courses through this university, you are advised to understand that this is not the case. It is more a psychological research course than anything else. Professor McClure, if you read this ever, just be aware that this is nothing personal. You seemed like a great person and that I would enjoy you as a friend were I in your age group, but you have far too high expectations for mostly underclass-students who think they are in for a course focused around literature discussion.

Leela Chantrelle
ENGL265

Expecting a B
Anonymous
10/15/2024

avoid, avoid, avoid. horrible!

Dylan Lewis
ENGL265

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
06/06/2024

Funny, understanding, and interesting professor. A fair amount of reading but we engaged with different types of media (novels, graphic novels, board games, video games, movies, tv shows, music, etc.) throughout the course, so the reading never got to be tiring or tedious. Flexible assignments that allowed you to be creative.

Timmy Bridgeman
ENGL265

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/10/2024

I cannot express how much I enjoyed this class. Mr. Timmy is also such a cool professor, I highly recommend taking him if you ever get the chance!

Dylan Lewis
ENGL265

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
12/10/2023

Great professor! He's so fun and easygoing, is really nice if you need to take some late days, and the assignments were pretty fun too! You have to like reading though lol.

Dylan Lewis
ENGL265

Expecting an A
Anonymous
11/28/2023

He was really nice! His class is a lot like a book club, honestly, and the assignments are creative and fun. He's really lax with deadlines and lets you take some late days with no issues. He was just a really informative, laid-back, and fun professor.

Fredrick Cherry Jr
ENGL265

Expecting an A
Anonymous
09/08/2023

Great professor! The class was tough (as a non-english major, it was a lot of reading, and at a fairly high level), but it was super interesting and definitely worth it. His classes were primarily discussion based, so if you didn't read beforehand, you can't really participate. The first assignment he had us read (An Inventory Of Shimmers) was a total weed-out reading and not reflective of how difficult the rest of the course would be. I almost dropped out of the course because of it, but I'm glad I didn't. Bear with it, it's worth it! Some of the texts though will really challenge you, especially some of the theory heavy ones, bordering on pretentious (like the weed-out paper), or at least seem that way to a non-major. However, not all of them are like this, and imo only two of the reading assignments were like that, really. To be totally honest, I still don't *really* know what affect theory is actually, as it is very (intentionally?) nebulously defined in class and in the texts we read. I'm not convinced that anyone else actually knows what it is either lol Overall though, I would still recommend you take one of his classes if you get the chance. I learned a lot, though if you take it, be prepared to do a lot of reading and writing. It is a literature class, after all, though, so that should be expected.

Aaron Bartlett
ENGL265

Expecting an A
Anonymous
04/22/2023

I took this class in Fall 2022, and I thought he did a great job with it. The readings and the material in general were very interesting, and the class was structured to be guided more by student discussion than by an instructor's lectures, which was a great way to approach this material. However, this means he does expect a lot of participation (it was part of our grade), so it was necessary to actually do the readings (which a lot of people didn't). The assignments required effort but weren't too hard, and I thought his grading was fair. I found this to be a fun and fairly low-stress course.

Aaron Bartlett
ENGL265

Expecting a B-
Anonymous
12/15/2022

Most aggressive grader I have ever had. He is pretentious and gives poor feedback. Not a fan

Aaron Bartlett
ENGL265

Expecting a B
Anonymous
12/13/2022

I don’t actually know what my grade is because it’s the end of the semester and he has only put like 3 grades in and one of them is participation. I can’t tell if he’s not grading on purpose or if he’s just very lazy. It seems like he’s grading so late so that if you have any questions about your grade at the end, it’s already too late.

Liam Daley
ENGL265

Anonymous
05/31/2022

He was a nice professor who provided engaging readings with broad topics; however, SUCH a harsh grader. He seemed to disapprove of the generic, repetitive academic writing style. This is clearly shown in his grading, which is fine but I wish he could have expressed that. Many professors often approve of this style but he is set in his ways. You just need to adjust to his expectations.

Emilee Durand
ENGL265

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
05/20/2022

Dr. Durand is fantastic! She's a great discussion leader- she makes every course text interesting to talk about, even when they're not very fun to read. She gets paper feedback & grades to you pretty quickly, and gives insightful comments about what to improve/what worked well. I didn't feel like she was a particularly tough grader, but maybe that was just me. Definitely would recommend her for any literature class.

Liam Daley
ENGL265

Anonymous
11/18/2021

Professor Daley is likely the best professor I have had so far. He makes an effort to connect with his students in class, he is extremely funny, and although he tends to go off on tangents, all of his class discussions are thoroughly meaningful and relevant to the topics in class. The quizzes are easy if you have done the assigned readings before class and there are lots of opportunities on them for extra credits. The major assignments in this class include two papers and one presentation, both of which he gave us extreme flexibility with on content and still managed to be relevant and thought-provoking. Overall, the class is extremely fun and everyone in it seems to enjoy it greatly as class participation is very high and enthusiastic.

Elizabeth Dinneny
ENGL265

Expecting an A-
Anonymous
11/17/2021

A wonderful professor that is obviously very enthusiastic about the material. She makes enough time for the class to really understand the readings because they can be a bit dense. Incredibly understanding when it comes to personal issues that can come in conflict with class time. They're very respectful to every student and doesn't treat the class as an obligation, but rather a passion. I highly recommend having them as your professor for any class.

Kerishma Panigrahi
ENGL265

Expecting an A+
Anonymous
01/12/2021

The texts Kerishma picks out are really good if you are already interested in the subject matter, which I was. She is a pretty average grader, not too harsh, and she provides plenty of extra credit opportunities. There is one big 5 page essay, a short 2 page one, and an option for another big essay or a creative project for the final. There is no midterm or test final, at least for this semester. Overall, I loved having her teach!

Elizabeth McClure
ENGL265

Anonymous
12/08/2012

I have to agree with the previous anonymous post. I wanted to like this professor - on the first day she seemed really nice and accomodating, offering extensions on assignments if a student has too much going on and so forth - but was an ultimate let-down. She was incredibly last-minute in regards to many aspects. I know I may be last-minute as well, but I am not the teacher of this course and even I found myself wondering where information was on Blackboard and why I my e-mail had not been responded to. She makes her assignments incredibly vague and confusing and, honestly, expects far too much from her students for a 200-level course. It seems as though she wishes she were teaching a 400-level Queer theory course when she is in reality teaching a 200-level literature course. This is especially annoying to me considering the fact that it is apparently not counting as requirements for my major, despite the fact that it is the most rigorous course I am currently enrolled in. If you are expecting this course to be anything like other minority literature courses through this university, you are advised to understand that this is not the case. It is more a psychological research course than anything else. Professor McClure, if you read this ever, just be aware that this is nothing personal. You seemed like a great person and that I would enjoy you as a friend were I in your age group, but you have far too high expectations for mostly underclass-students who think they are in for a course focused around literature discussion.

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