Reviews of professor Kimaya Thakur

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
interesting and fun discussions, but exams were very difficult and graded differently from other assignments. ask for feedback!! it matters so much! overall the class kinda sucks, but she seems like a nice person

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
What you expect when taking Women's Lit.
A lot of readings outside of class, but was an easy grader. 
If you hold conservative values, make sure you know your rights as a student and be prepared to stand up for yourself, or know what the professor wants you to say. 
Dropped the class because of assigned explicit materials. 
Good Luck.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Kimaya is an amazing professor who genuinely cares about her students and the course subjects. There are a lot of readings that are important to do in order to participate and learn, but they are usually easy reads (with a few exceptions). She always provides the opportunity to send your work to her prior to turning it in for feedback, which helps.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Mixed feelings. She is very kind, caring, and usually helpful. She proof reads work, which is nice. But, her grading is a bit tough. She is really picky about "summarizing" in writing, so much that I feel like I can't even provide context when writing. Overall, I did well and did learn a lot. You have to do a lot of reading, but that is expected.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
She is a very VERY harsh grader. the exams are very excessive and will take you hours to complete, and even though they are open note they are hard to pass, and you have a paper/ creative project on top of exams. The weekly quizzes are difficult and you get graded on participation weekly, excused absences still take from your participation points.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Even though I got an A in her class I had to change my views and write what she wanted me to write. She says she wants your perspective but unless you see it her way there is no point in trying to do what you feel is right. Very tough grader to the point where its almost impossible to please her.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Dr.Thakur is lovely. She did not stray away from heavy topics, but created a safe environment for students to learn. She is kind and understanding. Attendance is necessary, but if you email her she will most likely excuse you. Make sure you participate!

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Ms. Thakur is a very approachable and caring person, however, her teaching is a bit unfair. She is very unfair on exams and gives no feedback on your assignments. To keep in mind, the entire class is feedback based. No feedback = hard to do better in the class. However, this class is still very fun if you enjoy reading and want to discuss!