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This man is so smart, and so well spoken, that I looked forward to going to class. Take him if you get the chance.

Waters rocks my world. Love this man. Take his class.

waters is hands down the best prof i've had. he's a little esoteric, but that's what he's there for, and he's very very funny. take and enjoy any class you can with him.

Amazing Professor

Took his class on contemporary irish poetry, while he's a great guy and an engaging professor, he is totally disorganized. most of what we read was photocopied at the last minute because he never ordered the books, so it was hard to plan ahead and an unnecessary hassle to get the books elsewhere.

After a horrble experience in Brit Lit I, I was dreading this class. Much to my surprise, Waters made the class engaging and fair. The amount of writing required wasn't too steep and the readings were enjoyable and easy to get through. His class lectures were very thorough, and he made class fun and interesting.

did not respond to emails. 15 mins late to every class and made us stay an additional 15-20 mins late. never handed back papers. Sometimes posted the readings for the class the day of. brilliant but avoid if you prefer open communication and organization.

I took a MAP/CCC class with waters. He goes off on tangents during lecture and they are hard to follow; however, he always responds to emails, held extra office hours when needed, started a discussion group since we did not have recitation, and slowed the pace down to allow discussion. No work except reading. My favorite freshman class so far.

Amazing lectures. You will do well in this class as long as you do the reading.

Very knowledgeable man. Goes off on tangents for most of class, I usually don't know what's going on but one of the nicest professors I've ever had. Really cares about his students. Lots of reading, not much else to do. Could easily fake it till you make it in this class and do well.

Waters is an exceptional intellectual. Yes, he can be vague, but his lectures are all encompassing; it would be impossible to be specific. Ideas and sensations! Chase him down for office hours (once you meet him, he gives full attention). Take him for "special topics" courses - he's fully invested. Highly recommend.

Phenomenal Professor. Don't let the tangential lectures deter you.

I took Joyce with him. Amazing man. Smart, knowledgeable, funny, and insightful. I could listen to him talk about Joyce for hours. The text(s) were obviously tough, and he empathised with our pain; the class is not for the weak of heart. One (small) thing is that he sometimes has trouble returning papers on time. All in all, great guy.

John is the best professor at NYU. You will learn SO MUCH. He's also just as disillusioned if not more with the frustrations of bureaucratic academia as any student, so, he gets it. Lectures are invigorating and completely tireless. I aspire to this man's success and integrity.

John Waters is certainly the best professor in the Irish department. This class is challenging, but provides an EXCELLENT survey of Irish history and literature. He's an amazing speaker and you will learn SO much. Take the time to do the readings and get something out of the class.

John is amazing, but if you don't have a good TA, that's going to work against you. He puts a LOT of emphasis on historical context over literary analysis. He's usually willing to allow for rewrites and retakes on midterms.

He's very passionate about books. Attendance is mandatory mandatory. He doesn't have slides and just lectures on. He does love his historical context. His lectures are informative though and he gives quotes and page numbers which I find helpful for essays

It can be weird to have lectures about novels, but Prof. Waters made it engaging. The course content was often heavy, and he did a good job of presenting a diverse range of voices in the books we read. As with all core classes, TAs do the grading, but the prof was very accessible for office hours if you wanted additional feedback.

Shocked this guy isn't rated above a 4. Loved him and his lectures really made you intrigued in what he had to say. Yes, he's unorganized, but you simply gotta be ready to type/take notes on whatever he says. I didn't read a single book for class but adored his teaching style and still got good grades. ATTEND LECTURES THO! Listen to his tangents!!!

Professor Waters is now my favorite English prof. I have had. He is so sweet and willing to help you if you reach out. He wants his students to do well! His lectures are so interesting, even if the topic isn't that interesting. He is awesome and I plan on taking more of his classes.

Prof. Waters is a super kind guy and is always accessible outside of class, whether by email or for in person office hours. While his lectures seem to go on forever, the reading material was interesting and he definitely cares about his students. I'd say the class wasn't extremely hard, as long as you read the material. Great professor.

Prof. Waters is absolutely awesome! At first I was a little bit apprehensive that the course would be dull, but if you genuinely read the texts, you will connect with the lectures and really appreciate the detail he gives. Not only is he comical and friendly, he remembers names and is always open to talk to students. I highly recommend him!

Professor Waters is an incredibly kind and man. Lectures were incredibly boring as per the content, but then again, most Texts and Ideas courses are. It's clear he really loves teaching the material and is an amazing teacher to reach out to.

John Waters is a super intelligent guy. He will surely educate you on a lot of topics. Class consists solely of his lecture on the novels you read. Lectures can be a bit all over the place, but pay attention because his points can help you write the essays. Class consists of 3 essays (including the final essay) and one take home final exam.

Professor Waters is such a laidback and cool professor! Lectures consist mostly of him talking, but he makes great points and always has interesting personal stories related to the authors or the readings themselves. There was a lot of reading required for the course, but you'll be fine if you put in the effort:)

So so much reading. It is really interesting when you connect with the reading and lecture, but it's a lot of work. He's very interesting but very hard to follow in lectures. The background context he brings is interesting but it is only really necessary to pay attention to his thoughts on the book, which come in the last half hour of the lecture.

Lots of reading, but an amazing professor that is passionate about what he teaches. 100% take the course if you are interested in what is being taught.

John Waters was pretty cool. LOTS of reading, but at least most of the texts are interesting. 2 essays, 1 final essay or a creative project, and a final exam. You can tell that he's very passionate and knowledgeable about his field and the culture surrounding the texts. The TAs are pretty cool and helpful too!

John Waters is the best! He's really attuned to the academic interests of his students so engage and ask questions (even if it's intimidating bc he's brilliant) and you're guaranteed to learn a TON. He's a really dynamic and adaptive prof and every class is maximized to its fullest potential. I tell everyone to take his classes, 100% recommend.

Professor Waters makes every lecture entertaining and engaging! The materials were interesting and it was clear that he is insanely knowledgeable. Focuses a lot on the background of authors / time periods so if you find historical contexts of texts interesting you'll love this class! Assignments were also fun and pretty much up to you.

Waters does NOT deserve to be review-bombed. There IS a lot of reading, but he only switched the final to partly in-person because the student's AI use on essays and (simple) discussion posts was disrespectfully obvious. Skim the readings, and think (even kinda) critically on writing assignments, and you'll do well. Caring guy, great speaker.

Waters was THE man. He's so open and passionate about everything. There are only like 3 ish full books for the entire semester (the rest are smaller readings), while most other T&I have 10+ books, so it's a lighter T&I class. Also, he told us since day 1 about the final. It's just a reflection (easy) and test that takes

Good lectures with a LOT of essays. The essay grading seems varied from different TAs, at least on my recitation most people did decently.

This man is brilliant. Assignments can be heavy, but they are all extremely rewarding and eye-opening. The final was extensive but if you skim the readings you would have done well. Lectures were great, a little meandering but showed his passion for the subject. Would absolutely take again, and do the readings this time!

Just finished the exam, not as hard as expected! I locked in this week and did some review and that was totally enough. This guy is super cool and very funny. I really enjoyed his lectures. It was definitely challenging, but I feel ten times smarter coming out of it. Awesome professor.

came to class with a black eye. dedicated af. love this guy. very passionate.

Amazing professor, very kind. Heavy reading, but it's a T&I course what are you expecting? I would recommend reading early, and sticking to schedule bc exams are basically, close reading of texts, and then there's an option for a creative final project in the end, or you can do a regular 8-10 page essay, collective engagement is important.