Clarissa Hayward

2 or less hrs/week

i was seriously about to drop this class but accidentally missed the add/drop deadline. thought it was the worst day of my life. SO MUCH READING OMFG. but. it got better. things were clicking and starting to make sense. the political theorists started lowkey spitting & the lectures were kinda eating! but do go to lectures, v important. and the tas are super smart and helpful so make use of the time the provide! so yes, it did get better and if u end up thugging it out, u will have a great foundation of poli theory that will help u out in anyyy humanities field. im always referencing readings or authors from this class in other classes and thanks to hayward im a pro!

5/23/2024

6-8 hrs/week

Lots of reading! So much reading! This class does a very good job of teaching but not as good a job of assessing. Attending lectures is not mandatory but is crucial to ur success, as is attending mandatory subsections which are genuinely enjoyable. I think this class would be wonderful if assessments included more free response and less word specific fill in the blanks, as those leave students who understand the content at a disadvantage if they can’t remember specific terms. Overall, you will come away with a great understanding of political theory likely stronger than ur course grade would imply.

5/21/2024

Took Power, Justice, and the City with Hayward - not all the material was interesting but there were some lectures/readings that were actually really eye opening. Would recommend if you're looking for a fairly interesting course with a cool field trip at the end

11/9/2017

Power, Justice, and the City. It was writing intensive and since this professor is new to WU, her idea of writing intensive was spending just as much time rewriting each of the 5 papers, and all of them were worth the same! Very long, boring reading. Half the class pretended to understand. Check out ratings from Ohio State University.

6/11/2008