Reviews of professor Laura Vares

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I absolutely adore Professor Vares. She is such a badass and is so genuine. She is vulnerable and personable, while still caring about you learning and participating. Amazing lectures, amazing content, and amazing discussions.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Prof. Vares is one of the most professional and genuine professors at Emerson. She cares for her student's growth throughout the course. Her profound knowledge in sociology concepts (race, power, identity etc) and encouraging attitude drove me to challenge myself and grow from this class. A reading and writing-intensive course. No pain, no gain!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
late to every class, gives too much work, expects students to focus solely on her class. Would not recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Professor Vares is easily one of the most impactful and wise adjunct professors at Emerson. She doesn't shy away from being real and she's really anecdotal. I would recommend this class to anyone! A fair warning: This is definitely not an easy course by any means. But if you want to challenge yourself and broaden your horizons, take it!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
transitions in a graph memoir  -  class is super interesting BUT felt like prof repeated every discussion so it got boring, mandatory readings + DB posts, other than the textbooks  (which don't buy) the actual graphic memoirs are really interesting + quick read (great class if you don't like actual reading), final project is making your own memoir

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Passionate about what she's teaching, gives lots of work and reading but is relatively lenient to an understandable extent. Loves when you participate in class or go to office hours.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I have no words to express my utter love for this woman. It's a lot of work (reading and writing) but it's worth it. By far one of the best classes I've ever taken.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
Laura is a really sweet professor and I do actually enjoy the course - I have her Gender In A Global Perspective - but oh my god does she give a lot of homework. Every week is a 300-450 word assignment was due with two 300+ word responses to peers. The midterm is 7-9 pages which honestly isn't too crazy but those discussion boards are tough.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I had the privilege of taking Culture and Power with Dr. Vares this semester. She creates a forum for her students to learn from each other, to be vulnerable, to grow as people, and to gain a comprehensive insight on our society. Class structure is Socratic; very book-heavy, so prepare to read. Keeping on top of your assignments is key to success.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Really and truly I would recommend this class (or any of Vares's classes) to anyone. She is an excellent professor and genuinely cares about each of her student's success. That being said, she still makes you work for your grades, so be prepared to actually do the readings and participate in class.