Reviews of professor Alexander Svensson

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
I was warned about media crit prior to taking it because the professors r notoriously bad. Alex was literally the best outcome I could have imagined. he was so chill, didn't really care that I never came to class (he didn't take attendance), and he is really passionate about horror which made him fun & interesting. he was also a really soft grader.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Media Crit and Theory is a notoriously annoying class at Emerson. However, I think Svensson does a good job teaching it. My only gripe with him is that, when taking notes, you have to listen to what he is saying carefully. A lot of notes come from what he says. Be prepared for a ton of reading. Difficulty of papers and exams is not so bad though.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Lots of reading and asks for comprehensive discussion posts and papers that all accumulate into the final paper. Alexander was very helpful in our one-on-ones, and he is clearly very passionate about film research. In his assignments, he encourages you to focus on what you care about, which made all the readings and film screenings more bearable.