Rebecca Bennette

To get the most important part out of the way, Professor Bennette is a great teacher with a lot of passion for the subject, which definitely carries the class. There is not much homework, and assignments are graded leniently. One issue with the pacing is that there are long stretches with no real work, and then a three-day stretch where you have to work very, very hard to finish a project. Also, you are somewhat stuck with the same partner for the whole class, which is great if you love your partner, but if you end up with someone you don't work very well with, you can't get out of it. There are also a few books we probably could have left out and spent more time on the other books: for example, Maus by Art Spiegelman is a great graphic novel that we only read 1 volume of. It felt like the course was designed to cover too wide a scope, when a narrower focus would have been better. Overall, Professor Bennette is great, and the course is not very difficult, but I believe a better-designed curriculum and schedule would have taken this class to the next level.

To get the most important part out of the way, Professor Bennette is a great teacher with a lot of passion for the subject, which definitely carries the class. There is not much homework, and assignments are graded leniently. One issue with the pacing is that there are long stretches with no real work, and then a three-day stretch wh …Read more

The lectures are thought-provoking and well-organized. The professor is excellent, knowledgeable, approachable, and passionate about the subject, which makes learning both easy and enjoyable. Highly recommend this class for anyone interested in history and understanding how Europe shaped the modern world.

50 50-minute lecture every week is interesting. Jokes were used throughout the lecture to make it engaging and interesting for everyone. Only one 5-page paper is required, and the discussions are not bad.