Maria Koundoura - Emerson College

Professor: Maria Koundoura

Department: TBD

College: Emerson College

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: LI42302
• 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:

Great class. Brilliant teacher. If you are interested in learning about Cultural Translation and the Ethics of Transculturalism while at the same time developing a deep critical relationship to language, this is the class for you.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: LIT636
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Maria is a fantastic professor who demands a lot from her students. Those who don't put effort into their studies aren't going to enjoy her class. Fortunately, Maria doesn't care if you like her. She pushes you regardless, which is exactly what a college professor should do. If you think she's arrogant, it's only because she's smarter than you.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: LIT1
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Best prof ever. Her intense discussion is often taken for arrogance or rudeness... Its not the case. Shes excited and wants her students to understand the dense concepts her classes cover. She loves her work and is good to her students. The subject material is hard but it will open your mind. Take her and don't believe the haters!

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: LI623
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Brilliant. Hard as hell, and you have to do *extra* work beyond what's assigned to get through. If you do though, it's definitely worth it. Some profs at Emerson are phoning it in for health insurance while working on their own projects. Maria is serious about teaching and won't accept less from her students. Best class I had at Emerson.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: LIT000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Really not that good of a professor. She's very self-absorbed and only shows interest in a few select students. She's one of those professors who wants you to parrot back her opinions to get a good grade--this really isn't how higher education should work.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: LIT000
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

So overrated. Please, please don't let people talk you into taking her. Remember: arrogance does not equal brilliance!

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: LIT001
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Though people claim she's brilliant, Maria's arrogance is so overwhelming that you can't help but think she's as important/intellighent as she thinks she is. (But it just isn't the case.) She's very snappy and impatient, is rude to students, and openly plays favorites. Beware.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: LI636
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

By far the best prof. I've had at Emerson. Maria is the real deal, a hardcore academic, unlike the drudges grinding out a class to pay for their own projects. She'll make you work, and she requires you to back up your statements, but she grades fairly and you'll learn more than you thought possible about subjects you didn't think you cared about.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: CLASSSECT
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

I took Maria for a graduate class in aesthetics. That was one of the toughest subjects I've studied, and Maria was not very helpful. There didn't seem to be a lot of forethought about how to present information in way that would be clear to students. Her method of teaching is personal rambling.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: LIT666
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

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Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: LI396
• 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:

Maria's class is awesome, and I highly suggest taking IWW if you are looking for a course that will challenge you and force you to think critically (which ideally should be every class, but oh well). The material is interesting, the prof is EXTREMELY knowledgeable, and you will exit the class with a new understanding of non-Western literature.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: LI396
• 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:

amazing and incredibly intelligent woman. i actually left this class feeling smarter and better-informed. she seems intimidating at first but she is super nice and funny once she warms up to you.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: LI396
• 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:

I have now taken both Brit Lit and International Women Writers with Maria, and I have to say that she is one of maybe 4 professors at Emerson who have made my entire career here worthwhile. She IS difficult, but if you're interested and you do the work and you participate, you actually FEEL smarter when you leave her class.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: LI436
• 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:

Difficult stuff to understand at first, but she expects you to.And, it's a 400-level class.I don't know why anyone would complain about a 400-level class being too hard.That's the point.She makes class feel like it's actually college, instead of babying you.She recognizes that you're an adult, which is refreshing.If you're wrong, she says so.Do it.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: LIT201
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Maria is clearly a brilliant woman, but her class consists of lecturing, getting on a roll, and then going way over her students' heads. Reading all of the text is crucial if you want to be able to follow her and participate in class, which is expected. Enlightening if you take the time, this class requires all of your attention and brain power.

Rating # 16

Overview:

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

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

Comment:

She is incrediby intelligent. I was in awe of the examples she used and the way she made me think. The class is VERY difficult, very challenging, but ultimately, very rewarding, if you push yourself enough.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: CULTURALCRIT
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Maria is a phenomenal teacher who won't stand by while students propose any opinion they'd like. She's a well respected and published scholar who will set you on the right path. Come with an open mind or get out of her classroom. I have been extremely lucky to have her twice and can't recommend her to serious students enough.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: LITTHEORY
• 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:

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Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: CULTCRIT
• 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:

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Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: 1996
• 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:

Probably the best instructor I've ever learned from in my entire life. I'd urge anyone to take all of Maria's classes.