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My favorite professor so far. I wish all Political Science classes were like his. So passionate and knowledgeable. Make sure to show up for lecture and do all the readings and you'll be set. Don't be afraid to go to talk to him after class or at office hours.Rate My Professors ↗
Enjoyable course, able to pick your specific focus on research/ assignments . Not really Slavic focused though.Rate My Professors ↗
Danaher is one of the most passionate professors I have ever had. He really works to make all the concepts accessible and important, regardless of the student's background with the languages. Lots of papers and writing assignments, but they are graded leniently so long as you demonstrate effort.Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Danaher truly cares about his students and his work. He comes to class every day full of energy and his upbeat attitude makes classes engaging and interesting. For homework, we usually had short readings and throughout the semester we wrote a couple of essays that were the majority of our grade. If you need a literature class take this!!!Rate My Professors ↗
Professor Danaher was a joy to have as a professor. He always had a very positive attitude and clearly loves the subject he teaches. Assignments were graded leniently, but you need to do the readings and participate in discussions to perform the best you can on them. Overall, he made a subject I was initially skeptical about interesting and fun.Rate My Professors ↗
super engaged and enthusiastic about the materials, leaves detailed feedback on writing assignments, grading scale is clear and fair. heavy on readings and the films can be a bit dry, but he still makes them interesting in lecture. great choice for a literature credit!!Rate My Professors ↗
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Explores Slavic contributions to Science Fiction through literature and film, surveying Czech, Polish, and Russian works and their adaptations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Past student reviews · David Danaher
David Danaher taught the course with enthusiasm and provided detailed feedback on writing assignments. The workload was heavy on readings, and while some films were dry, he made them interesting in lecture. Grading was clear and fair.
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Spring 2023–Spring 2025Individual research in Slavic Literature involving independent research and writing under faculty supervision.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
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Distinct courses recorded per term
Explore courses taught by this instructor →| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | LITTRANS 207 | Slavic Science Fiction Through Literature and Film |
| Spring 2027 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
| Fall 2026 | GNS 439 | Third Semester Turkish |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 285 | Slavic Culture in Context: an Honors Course |
| Fall 2026 | SLAVIC 991 | Individual Research-slavic Literature |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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