Gender Sexuality & Feminist Studies
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The readings were a bit dense, but Laurie is highly effective at helping navigate the tough material. The class is super fun and full of real-world examples. Papers were allowed and encouraged to be projects. Grading was fair. The class was a ton of fun!
Prof Doc Thomsen has a burning passion for her course and students. She wants you to become invested in the texts and be "wow"-ed by the concepts. This can be sometimes very demanding, since the reading can tend to be very long and sometimes hard. The readings are almost always extremely valuable, though it's sometimes hard to extract their value in one reading. At the same time: you can ace the first quiz without having to thoroughly read the readings. For the second quiz, you should definitely go in depth and take good notes (sine this quiz includes less texts than the first, but the same amount of points). This should be no problem if you take notes in lectures, though you have to put the effort in this class. Not an easy class. If you like reading; this is your class. If you struggle reading; do try this class, the theories you gain are extremely useful. Prof Thomsen can appear very intimidating: I bet I could've done better if I approached her about my personal struggles in her class.
Prof Doc Thomsen has a burning passion for her course and students. She wants you to become invested in the texts and be "wow"-ed by the concepts. This can be sometimes very demanding, since the reading can tend to be very long and sometimes hard. The readings are almost always extremely valuable, though it's sometimes hard to extrac …Read more
Professor Thomsen is what makes this course. It is pretty reading heavy, but I have gotten a lot out of it. If you are interesting in persuing GSFS and this is your first GSFS class (as is the case for me), it is a good starting point. The final project is a group board game and very enjoyable. Professor Thomsen cares a lot about the work she is doing. You do need to come to class with a pretty good grip on the material (around 60 pages-ish) in order to participate in the discussion.
Professor Thomsen is what makes this course. It is pretty reading heavy, but I have gotten a lot out of it. If you are interesting in persuing GSFS and this is your first GSFS class (as is the case for me), it is a good starting point. The final project is a group board game and very enjoyable. Professor Thomsen cares a lot about the …Read more