CL
Jan 7, 2019
I thoroughly enjoyed this course. I learned so much about cathedrals and their history. The professor was engaging, the forums were lively, and the imagery and music was beautiful and inspirational.
JK
Apr 13, 2021
Really enjoyed it. The information and way it was presented was very interesting. I would even do it again as it had a lot of information in it...cant wait to visit the cathedrals we studied about.
By Marcela R V
•Nov 28, 2018
Excellent course, congratulations.
By Emilio R R
•Oct 5, 2020
The best one I have taken so far
By Judith D M
•Apr 28, 2024
Very interesting and enjoyable.
By oluwaseyi o
•Jul 15, 2020
Very beneficial history course
By Karoliina R
•Nov 7, 2019
Very interesting material!
By MARIA V S G
•Aug 21, 2020
Great Course, loved it!!!
By luisa b
•Feb 19, 2021
Thank you very much!!!!
By Ivan V
•Jun 12, 2020
Maravilloso curso.
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By Masliakova A
•Jun 2, 2019
Thank You very much!
By Omolayole B E
•Jul 12, 2020
really great course
By Reynaldo A
•May 6, 2022
i like this course
By Fernando T C
•May 13, 2020
Excelente curso.
By Carla L E C
•Oct 4, 2019
great learning !
By María D D C
•Dec 12, 2021
Great course!!
By Ashley M H
•Mar 9, 2018
So interesting!
By Adelugba O A
•Jul 6, 2020
Amazing course
By MªJesús F M
•Mar 8, 2019
Great course.
By Marta Y A R
•Jul 2, 2021
Great course
By José E
•Jul 17, 2020
Excellent!!
By Emiliano O R
•Sep 19, 2021
marvelous!
By Cristina L
•Jan 29, 2018
Amazing!
By francisco v r
•Sep 6, 2020
nice
By Claudette D
•Aug 27, 2019
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By Leonie K
•Jan 14, 2018
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By V C S
•Dec 25, 2021
I liked the class quite a bit, and certainly learned a lot. It has inspired my revisiting some of the French gothic cathedrals armed with my deeper understanding of them. Professor Bloch is deeply knowledgeable and engaging, and the progression of the material is thoughtful. I particularly appreciated the blend of history, engineering, sociology, theology and literature in presenting the context in which Gothic Cathedrals came to be.
That said, there are a number of relatively minor annoyances in the class, mainly from poor maintenance, and it seems to me they should be addressed since people continue to take this class year after year. * Some of the time estimates for the readings are grossly inaccurate. The most egregious error is estimating that a 197 page (dense) document can be read in 30 minutes.
* Some of the titles of the essay assignments are completely unrelated to the actual assignment. In the forum, some students complain that since they answered the question (rather than the inferred question from the title) they were poorly graded by peers.
* Some of the essay assignments are unrelated to that week’s materials for some reason, such as in week 7. Perhaps this is intentional, but it is confusing.
* The transcriptions of the videos are very helpful, but are riddled with mistakes, often due to the incorrect use of homonyms. Perhaps speech recognition was used, but they should be proofread.
* Perhaps most disappointing to me is the lack of any mention of the tragic fire at Notre Dame in 2019. The course devotes an entire week to Notre Dame, and it feels uncomfortable knowing that the cathedral sustained profound damage without the course even acknowledging the tragedy. I have iterated the areas that need maintenance not as a pedantic complaint, but hopefully as a guide for one of Professor Bloch’s TAs to address them.