Randall Ganiban

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Classics department

CLAS04505 months ago

This course is great! I love Ganiban and his teaching style- this class is challenging but highly engaging, sort of reminds me of a weekly book club. This class was 3 people this semester, thus there was lots of flexibility in the work and access to the professor. I will say this course will be very difficult if you are not a strong reader- we read the entire Iliad in 2 weeks, but if you love classics and dont mind reading, the rest of the work is super manageable, plus Ganiban is a total sweetheart.

Fast-PacedConstant ReadingEasy Grading

3hrs / week Some difficulty Very high value Would take again

CLAS01505 months ago

A kinda mediocre course on very valuable material. We read the Illiad, the Odyssey, the Aeneid, and parts of the Metamorphoses, all in new, reader-friendly translations. These are some of the greatest works of literature ever written and I highly recommend either just reading them, or taking a course to read them and discuss them in. I'm just not sure I can wholeheartedly recommend taking it with Ganiban. His lectures are a little boring and his approach of trying to integrate small-group discussions into the lectures just doesn't work that well. This course needs a dedicated meeting for discussions. The papers and exam don't really pose a significant challenge as long as you've done the readings and are willing to think about them. The saving grace of this course is that there are plenty of opportunities to give your take on the readings during the lecture - that's one way I managed to keep from dozing off. Take this course if you want to read these classic works and don't mind some boring lectures.

Chill and RelaxedEasy GradingConstant Reading

6hrs / week Very low difficulty Extremely high value Would take again