Jennifer Wang

WARNING!!! There are bi-weekly pop-quizzes!!! Pros: Professor Wang's teaching is very clear and effective. There isn't too much work. While there is endless writing, the highest number of pages you'll have to write in one assignment is 4. The readings and films that we had to watch were thoughtfully picked out. She and her syllabus is extremely organized and clear. Cons: Outweigh the pros. The no make-up pop-quizzes are ridiculous and may drop you out of the A zone. She is a heavy grader on the final versions of the papers. She isn't very nice and definitely picks her favs. Participation is graded based on this. THIS IS NOT AN EASY A.

WARNING!!! There are bi-weekly pop-quizzes!!! Pros: Professor Wang's teaching is very clear and effective. There isn't too much work. While there is endless writing, the highest number of pages you'll have to write in one assignment is 4. The readings and films that we had to watch were thoughtfully picked out. She and her syllabus i …Read more

I really thought I would like this class, and I really wanted to. However, I found the language of discussions unnecessarily elitist and inaccessible. I would understand harsh grading if it was accompanied with feedback, but the feedback was limited and hard to understand. Additionally, some of the readings perpetuated ideas of sexual violence and discrimination that I did not feel we engaged with as a class enough.

I really thought I would like this class, and I really wanted to. However, I found the language of discussions unnecessarily elitist and inaccessible. I would understand harsh grading if it was accompanied with feedback, but the feedback was limited and hard to understand. Additionally, some of the readings perpetuated ideas of sexua …Read more

This course was easily the most valuable class I have taken at Middlebury so far. The readings were the best selected I have ever read and Professor Wang obviously cares very deeply about the variety of issues raised in her class. However, this is not the experience for the majority of her students. While I do worry she receives an unreasonably high level of criticism as one of the few WOC professors on this campus, I know multiple people with very bad experiences with her in terms of being flexible with assignments and participation. On the other hand, the workload isn't huge, especially since the material is extremely interesting.

This course was easily the most valuable class I have taken at Middlebury so far. The readings were the best selected I have ever read and Professor Wang obviously cares very deeply about the variety of issues raised in her class. However, this is not the experience for the majority of her students. While I do worry she receives an u …Read more