Rebecca Bennette

I am not a History major or minor, and I wanted to take this course because it knocked off a requirement, but also to fill my schedule. This ended up being one of my favorite classes so far. I believe the professor does a really good job of teaching such horrific tragedies in an informative and interesting way. This class does require you to read a lot, and the class is based on discussion. Sometimes she will lecture, but most of the time you will discuss all that you have read in class. It is important that you read everything because most of it comes up, and if you don't, you will be lost in the discussion. The professor also expects you to contribute to the discussion and not be the only person who never speaks in class. Overall, I enjoyed this class, and it was informative and triggered new ways of defining mass atrocities.

I am not a History major or minor, and I wanted to take this course because it knocked off a requirement, but also to fill my schedule. This ended up being one of my favorite classes so far. I believe the professor does a really good job of teaching such horrific tragedies in an informative and interesting way. This class does requir …Read more

My second class taken with Professor Bennette. She is a great lecturer and clearly very smart. Her tests/quizzes are fair and the class is mostly discussion based. The readings can be long and dense, but that is the only real homework we had.

Professor Bennette is a terrific teacher, and her lectures are not at all boring. She knows the subject matter very well and is an animated lecturer. She steers discussions well, too, although our discussion group was a bit too big, given that this is an intro class, to have much thoughtful dialogue. I would take a course with her again, and she is a very kind professor.