Professor
David MacFadyen
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Most Helpful Review
I've chosen to take 3 courses with Professor Macfadyen: Tolstoy, Literature of the Revolution, and Golden Age and Great Realists, and I would take another one of his classes in a heartbeat. Not only is he Chair of the Russian Department, he's amazingly knowledgeable not only about Russian Literature, but he specializes in contemporary Russian culture as well. His lectures are rich, engaging, and multi-faceted (both in terms of multimedia as well as humor and discourse.) He assigns thought-provoking literature (especially the absurdist and post-modern plays in Lit of the Revolution) and leads challenging discussions. Macfadyen is a diamond in the rough, and taking literature courses with him is a chance not to be missed. He's very approachable, and always available both in structured office hours, as well as just to chat about art, film, or music in his office. Also, for all of the Russian speakers and learners out there, he only began his study of the Russian language in college and his pronunciation and vocabulary is sooo far ahead of many other professors in the department. His Russian is rhythmic and artful.
I've chosen to take 3 courses with Professor Macfadyen: Tolstoy, Literature of the Revolution, and Golden Age and Great Realists, and I would take another one of his classes in a heartbeat. Not only is he Chair of the Russian Department, he's amazingly knowledgeable not only about Russian Literature, but he specializes in contemporary Russian culture as well. His lectures are rich, engaging, and multi-faceted (both in terms of multimedia as well as humor and discourse.) He assigns thought-provoking literature (especially the absurdist and post-modern plays in Lit of the Revolution) and leads challenging discussions. Macfadyen is a diamond in the rough, and taking literature courses with him is a chance not to be missed. He's very approachable, and always available both in structured office hours, as well as just to chat about art, film, or music in his office. Also, for all of the Russian speakers and learners out there, he only began his study of the Russian language in college and his pronunciation and vocabulary is sooo far ahead of many other professors in the department. His Russian is rhythmic and artful.
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Course taken was actually Music History 94: Music & Internet I was a little apprehensive about this class before I took it because it was new, but I thought the subject was extremely interesting so I decided to take it. It ended up being a grade decision. The lectures were all very interesting, and ranged from the history of the music industry to online websites like Pandora and Spotify that are used to stream music. The grading/work was also easy: 1 five page midterm (40% of grade), 1 five - seven page final (50% of grade), and the last 10% of grade based on discussion section participation/attendance. Also, don't buy the books. They were interesting, but you never need to use them for anything.
Course taken was actually Music History 94: Music & Internet I was a little apprehensive about this class before I took it because it was new, but I thought the subject was extremely interesting so I decided to take it. It ended up being a grade decision. The lectures were all very interesting, and ranged from the history of the music industry to online websites like Pandora and Spotify that are used to stream music. The grading/work was also easy: 1 five page midterm (40% of grade), 1 five - seven page final (50% of grade), and the last 10% of grade based on discussion section participation/attendance. Also, don't buy the books. They were interesting, but you never need to use them for anything.
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