Bonnie Mann - University of Oregon

Professor: Bonnie Mann

Department: TBD

College: University of Oregon

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

This is the HARDEST 100 level course Ive ever taken. Incredibly interesting, and very important lessons. I would still recommend this class, HOWEVER, you will need to dedicate a lot of time. I spent easily twice the time on this class than I did on my 300 level courses this term, reading and rereading and studying. GEs are told to grade HARD

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bonnie Mann seems like a great professor through her lectures. It is an immense amount of reading. but the topics are cool. PHIL170 is easy to get overwhelmed in, but getting good grades is do-able. I would recommend this class and this professor if you like reading and writing papers.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A+
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Not Mandatory

Comment:

Prof Mann's teaching style isn't very engaging. The course was organized, however, I found myself dreading the lectures. She's very knowledgable and course content in itself could be interesting but the way it's delivered ruins it. Participation is huge and she doesn't give you your participation grade until the last day of class.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: PHIL315
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Hands down the best philosophy professor at Oregon. She offers an extremely intellectually challenging Intro to Feminist Philosophy course. She's super inclusive, and though her expectations are high and workload at times overwhelming, you will find her courses to be a rewarding experience. I also recommend her 170 Love and Sex class.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: PHIL463
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Bonnie is brilliant. I find it amusing that so many reviews of her 100 level course (love and sex) are negative, as it's clear that these students are not interested in genuine philosophical inquiry. If you take philosophy seriously and actually want to learn and not just get an easy A, take an upper division with Bonnie, she won't disappoint.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Sooooo political. Dead wrong about so many things. Class was exhausting. Avoid.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: C-
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

This is the most unorganized course I have ever taken, first, off you are forbidden from using technology which really is a disadvantage because she moves really fast through lecture slides which makes it hard to keep up when your handwriting. The GE's are uncoordinated, attendance is mandatory but the grade never went toward my overall score.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Mann was one of the best professors I've ever had, hands down. The class itself is incredibly challenging but in a way that makes you be more personally responsible for readings, surveys, etc. In a 300 person room, she's able to make lectures seem less boring as she adds an eccentric twist to everything.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mann was great at giving engaging, informing lectures and it was clear that she cared deeply about the topics she talked about. Attendance was a huge part of the grade and the papers were pretty easy so it's an easy A.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: PHIL463
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Professor Mann is equally intimidating and amazing. I took an author course with her and it remains one of the best classes I've ever taken. Be ready to participate, she can smell fear so make sure you've at least skimmed the readings before coming to class. The lectures themselves are fascinating, 15/10 would take another class with her.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

It was easy to understand what was happening throughout majority of the class. The tons of readings are "required" in a sense but I never read anything besides skimming through papers while writing midterms and I passed easily.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Plenty of participation grading to get you the grade you want in this class - so long as you attend and are engaged. Her lectures could be paced a little better. She struggles with rushing through slides and spending too much time on others. That said, structure of the class is clear and grading is precise. Good feedback and worthwhile course.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Dr. Bonnie Mann is a privilege to have as your professor for this class. She will impact your thinking and approaches to love and sex and change your perspective on gender and sexuality - even if you agree with her. The readings she picked are well-suited to the curriculum and take-home tests are straightforward.

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

One of the best classes I've ever taken, partly because I found the readings to be very interesting, and partly because Bonnie Mann is an amazing teacher. She made a 300-person lecture hall feel so intimate, and even though it's been a year since I've sat in that class, her words still resonate with me. Highly recommend this course

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

This course isn't difficult by any means. That said, she makes every aspect of the course as painful as possible. Makes her GEs take attendance, readings are collected. Will not use the projector because of an Accessible Education Requirement. Lectures pointless, not really a philosophy course. People whine about society's perceptions basically.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Bonnie tries to spark interest in philosophy but fails at doing this. Not only does she force you to print all the readings and bring them to class instead of creating a purchasable course packet, but she makes her TAs collect the readings to make sure you've annotated them. Her lectures are superficial at best and the amount of reading is insane.

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: B+
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Bonnie Mann is one of the best professors I've ever had! I loved this class, it was super interesting and she makes it really relevant to today's society. There is a lot of reading and the couple of essays they assign take a while to do, but this class is 100% worth it. It's by far one of my favorite classes I have taken at UO.

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

in order to do well in this class you MUST READ. but the readings are interesting if philosophy is your thing. I absolutely loved this professor, it's so obvious how much she cares for her students. definitely recommend this course, i really enjoyed it

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: PHIL170
• Grade Received: Not sure yet
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

Mann is definitely one of those professors who thinks that her class is more important than any other class you're taking. Material is interesting and there is no textbook, but be ready to do a lot of reading (approx 40 pages that you have to deeply read, annotate and print yourself). There are 4 tests over the term. They're take home on weekends.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: PHIL315
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Good teacher, good lecturer. Interesting class.