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HISTORY OF PROPAGANDA Mainly focused on Soviet propaganda, continuously mentioned how cool it looked Frequently came to class in a hammer and sickle shirt Our final project was "design propaganda that glorifies a socialist state" Openly admired Lenin and called him a "hero" I still respected him because he was genuinely passionate about history and didn't judge those of opposing politics RUSSIA 1860-1917 POLITICS OF THE EU Had my last name, that was kinda eerie since it's not at all a common name Held "immersive historical re-enactments" where he gave us costumes and 1917-style Soviet banners and had us march around the quad chanting in Russian DEMOCRATIC THEORY But pretty far left Extremely attractive On November 9, Canadian, girls 2016, he wore a simped for him black suit and black tie and told us all we should leave the country if we can because soon, the concentration will open WRITING ARGUMENTS Didn't teach a thing, just showed Wes Anderson movies and Stephen Colbert clips Would get outraged G about whatever Trump did that day and would put /r/politics threads on the smartboard camps My clearest memory of that class is walking in and seeing her crying and and shouting "Trump is a f------ Nazi!" POLITICS OF AFRICA Showed us Black Panther in class and told us unironically "this is what Africa would be if not for white colonialists" Completely glossed over the warlord, blood diamond, and slavery aspects of Africa and focused only on how beautiful and diverse it is CRITICAL WRITING Every class she presented a political issue and pitted us against each other Claimed that Africa was actually a "socialist utopia" and only American propaganda said otherwise If a right-wing position seemed to be winning the argument she shut the discussion down One day lectured on how she wants to punish catcalling with prison time Also from Southern Italy, even more eerie Super pro-EU and talked s--- on Le Pen and Golden Dawn every class CHARM CITY POLITICS OF TERRORISM Happened to be taking this class during the rash of Islamic terrorist attacks in spring 2016 HEADWORKS Openly hated Hungary, Poland, Serbia, and Russia He was clearly nervous every time this happened, reminded us that Islam is a religion of peace POLITICS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Believed the English language was a racist weapon used to oppress minorities Encouraged us all to learn and speak Ebonics to be more inclusive Explained, but did not justify why terrorism happens We had to write an essay in Ebonics to "know how it feels to be an inner-city black person in the world of academia" INTRO TO PSYCH Most of the class was comprised of self-righteous 18-year-old Emilys and the professor leaned far into it Required us to state our pronouns every time we answered any question Put forward the idea that anyone who commits a crime is simply depressed and deserves sympathy PERSUASIVE WRITING Pretty politically neutral, just had a lot of arbitrary and stupid rules If you were late to office hours by five minutes, you were knocked down half a letter grade You had to tell her what days you intended to work on homework for her class COMPARITIVE POLITICS CAPSTONE Vain Spanish researcher, does not like being in America Had strict research requirements for our project I half-assed it and got a C, but I don't think anyone got an A Justified the actions of the Red Army Faction Claimed that neo-Nazism is the biggest problem in society today POLITICS OF FOOD Class was about how food and agriculture impact geopolitics H-------- there's so much food waste in the world Professor was a farmer who staunchly hated Monsanto and other ag companies Gay old man who told us about how most of his friends died of AIDS in the 80s POLITICAL SCIENCE CAPSTONE Professor had been a speechwriter for Obama and clearly felt she'd been knocked down a peg Showed us LGBT-centric films RESEARCH METHODS Supposed to be about statistics, but I took the class during the 2016 Tried to leave our project open ended but if she didn't election so conversation got heavily like it she would tell us to pick something else derailed Every day he thoroughly and unbiasedly analyzed polls and determined the exact chances of victory for candidates Was definitely attracted to me, he touched my shoulder often and asked me to be his TA. I said no. IN My GPA was 3.49 and she knew giving me a B+ or better would push me over 3.5, but she gave me a B Favorite professor Had to write five 20- in college, had high but justified LAWYERS IN AMERICA LAW IN MEDIEVAL EUROPE Really old lady, like late 80s, clearly suffering from memory issues standards page essays that semester CONTEMPORARY GERMANY FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY COMPARITIVE POLITICS Was born and raised in East Berlin and was still a self-declared Socialist Class was about researching ancient societies through human remains Very old man, pretty much immobile Super interesting stuff but lectures were dry Got to handle actual human bones and went on an archaeological field trip which was fun Professor was the smartest man I've ever met and I later worked. an internship at his side hustle He has his own Wikipedia page, I'm honored to know him GRANT WRITING Perpetually ill, cancelled class often But taught me a valuable workplace skill which was cool Literally had to do nothing but give a speech every class, everyone got an A The whole class became a standup comedy routine On November 7, he gave Trump a 16% chance at winning The professor brought in free food frequently Werther's Original But super passionate about medieval law and society Taught me Vulgar Latin on the side Super easy grader, I got an A+ Distinguished researcher who took frequent trips to seninars abroad Mainly focused on Gulag writings, hated the Soviet Union Openly condemned Communist countries Thought Putin was an evil genius who would hold onto power forever INTERMEDIATE LOGIC Very difficult class, loads of homework Harsh grader and had a high failure rate Encouraged us to find slaves and prisoners in our ancestral line He knew this but he said we should strive for perfection H-------- Stalin was evil POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST Professor was a devout Muslim who told us what a beautiful experience praying is His lessons justified the Realpolitik totalitarianism in some Muslim countries "Sharia Law is a natural response to chaos" GEOLOGY RUSSIAN POLITICS CZECH ECONOMICS Professor had been a journalist in the 90s and told us all wild stories about traveling around post-Soviet Russia Called Russia an ancap paradise and encouraged us all to visit INTRO TO FILM PUBLIC SPEAKING PRISON WRITINGS MACROECONOMICS Assigned us The Gulag Archipelago, the most horrifying book I've ever read Was teaching a rocks for jocks class and he knew it Felt like a class from high school Most of the people in class were athletes who were required to take classes to remain eligible This was my study abroad class so naturally don't remember a single thing Professor was aware that we were all partying constantly, not much he could do so let it happen Cool guy and interesting conversationalist, I miss him Ran a small pizza Taught us that shop on campus and plugged it every lecture taxes and regulation was evil Encouraged us all to buy mutual funds

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