Michael Germana

The discussions were very nuanced and detailed regaurding prolific writters like Ellison and Everett. The discussions were rich with background on the writers and Professor Germana did a great job introducing the class to Ellison and his prolific work: The Invisible Man. Germana is very passionate and does a great job providing insight into the readings given. The class is broken down into participation and mainly three papers (rather simple essays) and a final project (which combines these essays and one addition). The essays are given a demonstration by the TA and the final project allows you to improve your grades on each initial essay for full credit back. Overall, you are lucky if this is your first year seminar course as you learn a lot and it is rather easy.

The discussions were very nuanced and detailed regaurding prolific writters like Ellison and Everett. The discussions were rich with background on the writers and Professor Germana did a great job introducing the class to Ellison and his prolific work: The Invisible Man. Germana is very passionate and does a great job providing insig …Read more

Professor Germana was a great introduction to Middlebury. Even without prior knowledge of Ralph Ellison, I never felt left behind because Professor Germana was always thoughtful about addressing questions and supporting all of the students (even those who didn’t talk as much). The course moved quickly, but expectations were clear from the first class. The progress-based feedback on our three research journals made the workload feel manageable. The class was challenging but very rewarding.

Professor Germana was a great introduction to Middlebury. Even without prior knowledge of Ralph Ellison, I never felt left behind because Professor Germana was always thoughtful about addressing questions and supporting all of the students (even those who didn’t talk as much). The course moved quickly, but expectations were clear fro …Read more