Erik Bleich

Prof. Bleich was incredibly enjoyable. For this course, he implemented small google forms quizzes every class to ensure people skimmed the reading, but it just asked about the basic ideas and made it all the more rewarding coming to class prepared. His slideshows were concise but covered all of the major ideas in the readings for the day and his excitement and enthusiasm made the class very interesting.

Prof. Bleich was incredibly enjoyable. For this course, he implemented small google forms quizzes every class to ensure people skimmed the reading, but it just asked about the basic ideas and made it all the more rewarding coming to class prepared. His slideshows were concise but covered all of the major ideas in the readings for the …Read more

Bleich is great. He is very interactive and fun, and even brought his dog into a few classes. The discussion is the main part of the class, and it can be a little dry sometimes, but will ramp up at times. He can stifle it sometimes by trying to bring quieter people in, which slows or pivots the conversation, but thats alright. This class has a TON of reading and homework. About a book a week, although some weeks are much worse than others. The book selection is wonderful, but be prepared to read a bunch. If you are interested in influential books, take the course, but be prepared for a lot of reading.

Bleich is great. He is very interactive and fun, and even brought his dog into a few classes. The discussion is the main part of the class, and it can be a little dry sometimes, but will ramp up at times. He can stifle it sometimes by trying to bring quieter people in, which slows or pivots the conversation, but thats alright. This c …Read more

This class was incredible -- I love how I came in thinking I knew where I stood on the free speech debate and left class even more confused every day. Prof. Bleich facilitates great class discussions with challenging questions.