Avital Ronell - New York University, New York, NY

Professor: Avital Ronell

Department: Humanities

College: New York University, New York, NY

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LIT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

no.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHILV29
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor Ronell delivers the most mind blowing performative lectures. Her readings of Kafka, Nietzsche, Derrida, Deleuze, Heidegger, Freud and others opened up a new world for me. She is kind, honorable, funny and caring. I highly recommend her classes.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LIT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

If you like comparative lit, you'll love Avital.. She's inspiring, but she tends to talk in circles and goes off on tangents a lot. She doesn't allow computers in her lectures, though, so be warned.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: COLIT116
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is not your usual type of professor, that's for sure. She literally PERFORMS her classes: every word that comes from her mouth is pure poetry/philosophy. Not everyone's cup of tea but I loved her!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHI2912
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Often misunderstood: In class, she is not only teaching the subject but also a very singular conception of "the professor" and of the philosophy of teaching, through a self-conceived postmodern performatic method, that makes use of facial gesture, body language, and vocal expression, plus sartorial and make-up props: A truly revolutionary method.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHI2912
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Often misunderstood: In class, she is not only teaching the subject but also a very singular conception of "the professor" and of the philosophy of teaching, through a self-conceived postmodern performatic method, that makes use of facial gesture, body language, and vocal expression, plus sartorial and make-up props: A truly revolutionary method.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LIT101
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

So great. I loved watching her train of thought and went out of my way to take another class with her this semester. Youtube her, if you really want to know. She's on there.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHILV29
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

shes great, smart, funny and very challenging.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: AVIEGS
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

just plain awesome. but never plain.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: CLASSSECTION
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is one of the most important scholar / thinker alive today, it is an honor to learn from her. She is an amazing teacher and someone who can teach you endlessly about yourself and the world.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHILOSOPHY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I have to agree with some of the criticism here. Incredibly intelligent (seriously - very sharp), but if you want to witness an academic cult of personality at its most grovelling, take this class and watch how people who disagree with the professsor (there MUST be other poets than Holderlin and Rilke to examine) get eviscerated.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LITPHIL
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Anyone who brings their brain to her is lucky to be alive and at NYU.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: GERMAN
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Her class was teh best one I took at NYU. She's brilliant and interesting, not at all just rote versions of theory. She's original and interesting and helpful. Take her class!!

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LIT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Sad, sad case. She's hopelessly stuck in the effete, pseudo-philosophical theory camp of decades ago. Can't think outside rote memorization of Derrida and Heidegger. Ridiculously pretentious to boot. Study with a serious *scholar* instead.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: XXX
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

She is ridiculous