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One of the most engaged and supportive professors I've ever had. It's clear that she cares about her students - both their success and their deep engagement with the texts. Her classes were fun and engaging. The texts were difficult and she always led from a place of understanding basics first before digging in, which was refreshing and helpful.Rate My Professors ↗
Dr.Cannell is one of the best professors you will ever have. I have take two classes with her, and both were incredible. Her classes are big on implementing different feminist theories, but she finds really fun ways to teach theory in a way that is approachable. I would literally take any class taught by her.Rate My Professors ↗
Hands down the best professor I've ever had. She is really passionate, which made her lectures super engaging. This was the only class I've ever not skipped once. The grading was very fair, and there was a lot of reading, but if you fall behind just go to lecture and you'll be fine. I would go out of my way to take her class again.Rate My Professors ↗
She is an amazing instructor and an incredibly good person. I would go out of my way to take another class with her.Rate My Professors ↗
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