Geoffroy Kellow - Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Professor: Geoffroy Kellow

Department: Political Science

College: Carleton University, Ottawa, ON

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PSCI4008
• 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: Mandatory

Comment:

Really interesting class and great professor. I did not find him monotone and enjoyed the lectures. His class is built to help you succeed if you put in the effort.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: HUMS4000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

very intelligent, but also very errogant. Also, english is not my first language and I found it hard to understand some of the complex language he uses. He is very sophisticated and he will reference a lot of authors and events that we haven't covered in class yet, which can leave you feeling overwhelmed and just plain stupid.

Rating # 3

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

This man is a godsend. He is witty, kind, helpful, engaging and clear. His lectures cover the required texts thoroughly, but he brings them to life with historical and cultural context and lively anecdotes. I deliberately took 3 classes with him. Sign up now!!!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: HUMS3000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: HUMSA
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Keywords: Hot, funny, articulate, professional. Scarily smart, can be intimidating because he doesn't talk about something unless he KNOWS everything about it. havent been graded yet but hear he's avg hard.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: HUMS3000
• 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:

How has no one made any comments on Kellow yet?! This man rocks my world. He's one of the rare professors who is both a genius and a top-notch communicator. Witty, clever, and always up for a debate, Kellow has got to be among the best at Carleton.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PSCI1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

He is likely one of the best lecturers at Carleton. They would do well to do whatever they can to get him back on tenure track. Very intelligent but also very clear in making connections between materials and current political situations. However, he has very elaborate opinions formed already and can be condescending to dissent.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PSCI1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

So condescending. On the first day he told our class that he was looking for originality in essays; this was a lie. Stick to the points in his lectures and you will get amazing marks. My first essay I had a B+ and pulled my mark up to an A by the end (by stealing from lectures). Seems like a bit of a dick and watch for when he says "RAH-ther."

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PSCI1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Very good, I really enjoyed his humour.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PSCI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

I found that his "insights" were pretty obvious, although he did make a couple of good points a lecture. Sometimes he was disorganized and unprepared. He uses a lot of big words, sometimes incorrectly, which can be confusing. He took certain texts/stories completely out of context, so I had a hard time trusting that what he said was credible.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PAPM1000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I really did not like Professor Kellow. I always thought he was speaking above the class. It's almost like he was trying to show off his vocabulary. I was really excited to be in Public Affairs and Policy Management, but because of him, I've left BPAM and Carleton forever! I WOULD NOT RECOMMEND HIM AT ALL!!!

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PSCI3302
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love him. I've had him 3 years in a row on purpose. love of my life :-)

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PSCI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

The books covered were all interesting and the lectures were quite enlightening. Yes, he's hilarious. He only gave out 4 essays to write for the whole year. Though, I think the short presentations we had to do were silly. Anyhow, he's helpful and approachable. No sweat! Keep up with the readings though.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PSCI1001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Kellow is the love of my life. I am bad at POLISCI and I loved this class. Sure I didn't do very well but I would take it again in a second. The man understand political theory and he understands students. He gets it, he makes the students get it, and they do get it. He is witty and funny and I met the greatest people in TA group. Take his course!

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: 2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Easily the most engaging prof of my degree so far. I was not looking forward to the course but Professor Kellow makes the readings relevant and I looked forward to this class every week.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PSCI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kellow is the best prof at Carleton. Period. This guy is hilarious. He has his students cracking up every single class. He somehow found a way to make the course material relevant and approachable, which is no easy task. Carleton is losing a great prof here, and I feel sorry for anyone who missed out on Kellow's class. He will be missed!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: 2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Kellow is the best professor at Carleton University. I purposely stayed and took his class because no one else can engage in political theory or philosophy discourse as passionate, interesting, relevant to current affairs and to political science as well as he has! Professor Kellow you'll be greatly missed by all! We love you!!!!!

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: THEORY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Didn't cover all material, disorganized, tells odd stories, confuses self in class and students.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PSCI2300
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

I was not looking forward to this class at all, its required though so I had to take it. Dr. Kellow has made this my most anticipated class, I actually LOOK FORWARD to listening to him talk for two hours about Dostoevsky or Sophocles. He makes sense out of this stuff and in a humourous and relevant way, Carleton is a fool not to have him on tenure!

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PSCI2300B
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Give out very low grades, regardless of the quality of student work, but otherwise excellent.