Professor
Mark Seltzer
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Fall 2023 - I really liked Professor Seltzer's lectures and found this course exciting and enjoyable overall. His assigned readings were fantastic and introduced me to many new favorite novels that I'd previously been unaware of. He doesn't give out an A easily on papers but bumps your final grade up at the end of the quarter. This course was a lot of reading, but I genuinely enjoyed every novel assigned. Attendance definitely matters in order to grasp the themes and significant moments that the professor wants you to analyze in your papers. The papers are kept short (3 pages) as the professor is considerate of students' workloads and busy schedules with other classes. The professor is very kind and encouraging in office hours as well. I really appreciated Professor Seltzer's thoughtfulness and philosophical approach and would recommend him to others!
Fall 2023 - I really liked Professor Seltzer's lectures and found this course exciting and enjoyable overall. His assigned readings were fantastic and introduced me to many new favorite novels that I'd previously been unaware of. He doesn't give out an A easily on papers but bumps your final grade up at the end of the quarter. This course was a lot of reading, but I genuinely enjoyed every novel assigned. Attendance definitely matters in order to grasp the themes and significant moments that the professor wants you to analyze in your papers. The papers are kept short (3 pages) as the professor is considerate of students' workloads and busy schedules with other classes. The professor is very kind and encouraging in office hours as well. I really appreciated Professor Seltzer's thoughtfulness and philosophical approach and would recommend him to others!
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I don't understand who would enjoy taking a class with this man. Sure, he's very knowledgeable, but he goes way off on various tangents (boring tangents, that is), and talks in an extremely monotone voice. I seriously could not stand this class. In regards to work load, its pretty easy because he only assings two, 5-6 page papers due with two one page explications. Because of this, you don't really need to read all the novels he assigns. There's no midterm, and no final. And therefore, no incentive to do the reading. I didn't find his choice of novels interesting, or diverse. ONCE AGAIN, THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOO BORING. THIS CLASS IS SO BORING. Avoid at all costs. Also, he sort of attempts to encourage class discussion, but when students respond to his questions, or share their interpretations, he shuts people down really fast. I personally found this very arrogant and rude. This was the first class that I did NOT feel comfortable going to office hours. Again, AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
I don't understand who would enjoy taking a class with this man. Sure, he's very knowledgeable, but he goes way off on various tangents (boring tangents, that is), and talks in an extremely monotone voice. I seriously could not stand this class. In regards to work load, its pretty easy because he only assings two, 5-6 page papers due with two one page explications. Because of this, you don't really need to read all the novels he assigns. There's no midterm, and no final. And therefore, no incentive to do the reading. I didn't find his choice of novels interesting, or diverse. ONCE AGAIN, THIS GUY IS SOOOOOOOO BORING. THIS CLASS IS SO BORING. Avoid at all costs. Also, he sort of attempts to encourage class discussion, but when students respond to his questions, or share their interpretations, he shuts people down really fast. I personally found this very arrogant and rude. This was the first class that I did NOT feel comfortable going to office hours. Again, AVOID AT ALL COSTS.
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Winter 2023 - I really enjoyed Professor Seltzer's lectures. He takes a philosophical approach on the novels for the class and deviates from the typical discussion of race, gender, and class which in my opinion is far more interesting. The reading list and list of assignments has been the most manageable so far in my experience as an English major. He was also very accommodating with extensions on essays if you talk to him about your circumstances. Unfortunately, I was unable to submit the class evaluation for him but I hope he sees this and knows how much I appreciated him.
Winter 2023 - I really enjoyed Professor Seltzer's lectures. He takes a philosophical approach on the novels for the class and deviates from the typical discussion of race, gender, and class which in my opinion is far more interesting. The reading list and list of assignments has been the most manageable so far in my experience as an English major. He was also very accommodating with extensions on essays if you talk to him about your circumstances. Unfortunately, I was unable to submit the class evaluation for him but I hope he sees this and knows how much I appreciated him.
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