DONNELLY B

Brian Donnelly

46 reviews
Amazing lectures Graded by few things Hilarious Get ready to read Caring Respected Participation matters Clear grading criteria Tough grader Inspirational So many papers Skip class? You won't pass. Accessible outside class Gives good feedback EXTRA CREDIT Would take again Lots of homework
Past quarters
ENGL 106CW
0 / 25 Enrolled
Catalyst Writing Collective
Brian Donnelly 4.5
M W
17:00 PM - 18:15 PM
95.2% A
ENGL 197
0 / 15 Enrolled
Upper-Division Seminar
Brian Donnelly 4.5
M W
14:00 PM - 15:15 PM
69.3% A
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ENGL 106CW Donnelly B Spring 2024 Total: 26
ENGL 192DF Donnelly B Spring 2024 Total: 201
ENGL 106CW Donnelly B Winter 2024 Total: 21
ENGL 103WT Donnelly B Fall 2023 Total: 175
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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B A Month Ago

Incredible professor and an INSANELY good class. Powerful and analytical lectures that are especially relevant now, but I've heard from former students that he always makes them very timely. Extremely interesting readings, good mix of essays and exams, and I love that he takes our feedback into account. One of the best English classes at UCSB!

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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B A Month Ago

He's an incredible lecturer and super funny. He keeps lecturers interesting, entertaining, up-to-date with current events, and relevant. His analysis of the texts are very interesting and relate to pop culture and current events which he explains in class, and they're things I wouldn't have noticed otherwise. I love his teaching and his class!

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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B A Month Ago

Be prepared to read read read, and have fun

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ENG192 . Donnelly B 2 Months Ago

Terrible professor, TA's are egotistical nitpickers, and the class subject matter is a joke.

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ENGL103WT . Donnelly B 3 Months Ago

I took Professor Donnelly's class last quarter and can't stop thinking about it. I'm not an English major, but his lectures were so interesting that they made me wish I was. If you're considering taking his class, do it!

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ENGL103WT . Donnelly B 5 Months Ago

Don't take this class

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ENGL103WT . Donnelly B 5 Months Ago

He's an amazing lecturer and a very nice person. Truly what all people in humanities should strive to be. I'm loving 103WT. Specializes in Victorian lit and Sci-fi. He's not the type to put down students even when they are confused. We do not deserve this man. I wanted to take my seminar w him but i think he's tired of seeing me every quarter lol

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ENG192 . Donnelly B 8 Months Ago

I can go on for DAYS about how much I love Brian. He was not only an amazing professor -- he really stood up for me on a personal level when i was experiencing a housing crisis. He checked in with me and eventually helped me decide to take an Incomplete in his class while I got my affairs in order. He's just an incredible man and so charismatic

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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B 10 Months Ago

Really disappointed since previous classes with Donnelly have been so fun, but this class was so much work out of nowhere. Midterm had a lot of obscure/ambiguous questions and the final is absurdly long. Huge departure from his previous classes and I'm upset that this went the way it did as I was very excited about this subject.

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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B 10 Months Ago

The second class I've taken with him. Great class/content. He knew me by name in a 150-person room. That being said, this class is not an easy A. You need to do the work-- read, write, and come up with good and creative analysis, but that is most upper-div English classes. This course also has a highly specific midterm and tough essays (TA graded).

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ENGL192DF . Donnelly B 10 Months Ago

longest and most ridiculous expectations for a final i have ever seen, not at all understanding of students and their time, really basic lectures that summarize plot of books instead of analyzing, feel like i have learned nothing, he's an entertaining lecturer but i was extremely disappointed in the content of the class, i leave every class mad.

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ENGL103WT . Donnelly B 1 Year, 2 Months Ago

Great professor who obviously cares about what he's teaching and hearing the student. I struggled on the essays, but that was with the TA and not the prof. Only graded on 3 essays and attendance only required for section. Though, attending lecture was still fun to hear all the different perspectives on the reading.

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