19th century

I took Nineteenth Century Criticism junior year with Professor Crary. I had read some of his work, and so couldn't believe I was being taught by him in a class with only five other students.
Professor Crary is one of the most articulate and fascinating speakers I have come across. Even though our seminar was much less discussion based than I had expected, I did not mind because listening to Professor Crary speak about the texts was illuminating in itself. I thought the selection of texts was really great as well. There were very few written assignments, which made it hard to know exactly how you're doing through out the semester, but he is fair, and really just wants to see that you're engaging with the texts. Another thing that's worth mentioning is that the syllabus was organized around a very specific central point, one that he himself had written about, and so, in a way the discussions were much more directed and focused than other seminars tend to be. Crary is not the most accessible professor, which was understandable, but often frustrating. I wished I would have been able to go deeper into the discussions, and even in class time it always seemed like we were running low on time.