Professor
Stella Ghervas
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Most Helpful Review
Fall 2024 - This class was challenging but deeply rewarding. It advanced my understanding of Europe dramatically. The content is not simple. I found it especially difficult at the beginning, but as we covered more events, the key concepts of the course and their relationship to one another became clear. Professor Ghervas is an inspiring lecturer with a vast store of knowledge. She expects students to take themselves seriously as scholars of history, and she encourages them to analyze ideas and to express well-developed opinions in lecture. (I learned a lot from my classmates in this course.) I highly recommend HIST 132 to anyone willing to devote time and effort to history.
Fall 2024 - This class was challenging but deeply rewarding. It advanced my understanding of Europe dramatically. The content is not simple. I found it especially difficult at the beginning, but as we covered more events, the key concepts of the course and their relationship to one another became clear. Professor Ghervas is an inspiring lecturer with a vast store of knowledge. She expects students to take themselves seriously as scholars of history, and she encourages them to analyze ideas and to express well-developed opinions in lecture. (I learned a lot from my classmates in this course.) I highly recommend HIST 132 to anyone willing to devote time and effort to history.
Most Helpful Review
Spring 2024 - Professor Ghervas is very kind and organized and gives everyone a chance to participate. She also organized an end-of-year field trip to the Wende Museum, which was super fascinating and a stellar way to end the course. The course includes an oral and written report, which are manageable thanks to Professor Ghervas’s clear and precise guidelines. Additionally, a final historiographical paper challenges you to engage deeply with the readings. This class is rigorous, and Professor Ghervas has high expectations, expecting that students thoroughly engage with the course material and participate. As a history major, one of the aspects of history that I find most compelling is how it serves as a tool for identity creation. This course delved deeply into this theme, exploring how the RUS-UKR war is also a “history war,” where certain narratives are marshaled to justify violence and militarization. I highly recommend this course if you're looking for a challenge and a great professor.
Spring 2024 - Professor Ghervas is very kind and organized and gives everyone a chance to participate. She also organized an end-of-year field trip to the Wende Museum, which was super fascinating and a stellar way to end the course. The course includes an oral and written report, which are manageable thanks to Professor Ghervas’s clear and precise guidelines. Additionally, a final historiographical paper challenges you to engage deeply with the readings. This class is rigorous, and Professor Ghervas has high expectations, expecting that students thoroughly engage with the course material and participate. As a history major, one of the aspects of history that I find most compelling is how it serves as a tool for identity creation. This course delved deeply into this theme, exploring how the RUS-UKR war is also a “history war,” where certain narratives are marshaled to justify violence and militarization. I highly recommend this course if you're looking for a challenge and a great professor.
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