Professor
Mark Seltzer
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Winter 2016 - I took Professor Seltzer's Crime, Mystery and Suspense course, and I loved every minute of it. He has a very dry sense of humor, which made lectures all the more enjoyable. There were only two 5 page papers and no midterm or final, so you can get away with not reading some of the books. I read them all, because they were all great. I've never been a mystery/crime reader, but he picked fantastic books that really changed my mind about the genre. I should say that he does notice if people aren't doing the reading, and lectures can be a bit painful if no one is participating. He keeps track of who is talking, but participation isn't a huge part of the grade. He understands some people just don't like speaking in class. But overall, it was a great and low-key experience. Take it if you want a class with less of a workload and really interesting readings.
Winter 2016 - I took Professor Seltzer's Crime, Mystery and Suspense course, and I loved every minute of it. He has a very dry sense of humor, which made lectures all the more enjoyable. There were only two 5 page papers and no midterm or final, so you can get away with not reading some of the books. I read them all, because they were all great. I've never been a mystery/crime reader, but he picked fantastic books that really changed my mind about the genre. I should say that he does notice if people aren't doing the reading, and lectures can be a bit painful if no one is participating. He keeps track of who is talking, but participation isn't a huge part of the grade. He understands some people just don't like speaking in class. But overall, it was a great and low-key experience. Take it if you want a class with less of a workload and really interesting readings.
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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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