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It was a very discussion-heavy class though, which wasn't always great, however, Prof Vareschi does his best to keep you engaged and interested in the material.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2250910","quality_rating":4,"difficulty_rating":3},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:28.568837+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2NjM0MjA1","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2250910","instructor_name":"Mark Vareschi","course_label":"ENGL438","course_id":"ENGL 438","course_uid":"course_7bd24beb17f6175cb65cc8df","review_date":"2022-09-08 23:45:09 +0000 UTC","comment":"Super nice guy. Enjoyed this class because they were very discussion heavy. Learned so much about 18th century literature and loved the gothic novel. Great guy to talk to and really just created such a positive learning environment ","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2250910","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":2},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:28.568837+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM2MjExMTI4","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2250910","instructor_name":"Mark Vareschi","course_label":"ENGL245","course_id":"ENGL 245","course_uid":"course_371877f281e33d45defd8bfc","review_date":"2022-05-02 05:43:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Professor Vareschi is one of my favorite professors at Madison. This is my second semester taking a class with him and I find his excitement about the texts to make a great learning environment. He is amazing at facilitating discussions. He creates a welcoming, non-judgemental atmosphere. Come to class prepared, write the papers, and you'll be fine","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2250910","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":2},{"observed_at":"2026-09-07 16:20:28.568837+00:00","run_id":"20260907T155543-ce3781c4","source_review_id":"UmF0aW5nLTM1NzQzMDU5","source_instructor_id":"rmp:2250910","instructor_name":"Mark Vareschi","course_label":"ENGL438","course_id":"ENGL 438","course_uid":"course_7bd24beb17f6175cb65cc8df","review_date":"2022-01-12 18:55:18 +0000 UTC","comment":"Loved him as a professor, super nice and caring, he definitely helped me out during a hard time. Highly recommend taking his classes, pretty much discussion-based with a few papers every now and then.","source_url":"https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2250910","quality_rating":5,"difficulty_rating":2}],"total":12,"page":1,"courses":[{"course_uid":"course_9f8c07da918bc4d94ba7eefd","course_id":"ENGL 178"},{"course_uid":"course_371877f281e33d45defd8bfc","course_id":"ENGL 245"},{"course_uid":"course_1a14b3172bfbf31f9ef0fced","course_id":"ENGL 334"},{"course_uid":"course_7bd24beb17f6175cb65cc8df","course_id":"ENGL 438"}],"matched":true},"socialImage":true}}