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LARUE R J

Renan Larue

23 reviews
Get ready to read Participation matters Caring Lecture heavy Gives good feedback EXTRA CREDIT Graded by few things Skip class? You won't pass. Group projects Amazing lectures Clear grading criteria Hilarious Accessible outside class Tests? Not many Lots of homework Beware of pop quizzes Respected
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C LIT 186FL Larue R J Spring 2025 Total: 66
FR 101B Larue R J Spring 2025 Total: 17
C LIT 189 Larue R J Fall 2024 Total: 34
FR 104C Larue R J Fall 2024 Total: 11
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CLIT189 . Larue R J 3 Months Ago

I took vegan lit, he is an amazing lecturer and very insightful. The course is really interesting, and he offers lots of extra credit. You NEED to do the readings! Not a difficult class if you pay attention and read. I could not recommend this class more.

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CLIT189 . Larue R J 5 Months Ago

He was a good professor, but you HAVE to do the readings or else you won't pass. This is not an easy A class so don't take it if that's what you're looking for.

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CLIT189 . Larue R J 5 Months Ago

He is super passionate about this class! It is super interesting, but do not take it if you do not go to class, or you do not do reading.

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CLIT189 . Larue R J 5 Months Ago

Prof. Larue is very passionate about vegan Literature, he really loves what he does, and you can really tell through his awesome lectures. Exams were all handwritten, 6 SAQs and one essay. There were 3 exams total, you definitely need to do all the readings and take notes on lectures if you want to get an A in the class.

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FR101B . Larue R J 5 Months Ago

he's really chill. just show up and do the quizzes. speak on occasion, but he's not really that strict on participation. midterm and final are written: answer about six short response questions about the lectures and readings.

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104C . Larue R J 10 Months Ago

It is clear that prof Larue is passionate about what he teaches. He answers all questions with careful consideration, and will put in the effort to respond to every email in detail. I found his class difficult, but worth taking and made easier because of his teaching. He was very kind and his lectures were organized effectively :)

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FR151F . Larue R J 1 Year, 8 Months Ago

He is so nice and you can tell he loves teaching. He rarely makes the students talk, it's mostly him going over slides, which is nice if you are shy. You have one group presentation(2ppl), quizzes everyday about a movie (pretty easy if you watched it, drops the lowest), the midterm/final are questions about the class so skipping is not a good idea

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CLIT189 . Larue R J 1 Year, 10 Months Ago

I took vegan lit (CLIT 186FL) and I loved it. This class may have been better than other classes with him because he has a passion for vegan literature and has written a book about it so he might be different in other classes, but I had a great experience. He is very knowledgeable but not pretentious or preachy, funny, and very approachable

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FR151F . Larue R J 2 Years Ago

Renan is a very passionate professor which makes his classes very interesting. If you're in an upper div French class, he'll speak fast French so be ready for that. In 151F you have to watch lots of movies and series which can be long but you'll learn a lot. Quizzes after every movie or text, so you definitely need to watch them.

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INT94WL . Larue R J 4 Years Ago

Professor Larue was really fun, especially in this seminar on alien studies! Unfortunately he was kind of a mess, which made due dates, slideshows, and discussions confusing and chaotic. It seemed like he had a course objective in mind and conversations got derailed, but either way it was a cool class!

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COMPLIT30B . Larue R J 5 Years Ago

prof larue seems fine until any student reaches out for help or accessibility of materials. his emails are condescending and passive aggressive. he barely acknowledges that there is an issue and instead blames the student when its his job to make the materials known and accessible. hope to god you dont need help outside of class with this guy :)

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CLIT189 . Larue R J 5 Years Ago

Excellent Prof. Do the readings and pay attention in class and you'll do fine. Really cares abt student success. Charismatic too!

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