Great Prof as long as you know what he wants from you

great to listen too.. but you need to study hard

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Very approachable, although you have to ask the right questions. Lively lectures

Very smart. Fair marker. Controversial and opinionated (a good thing)

best teacher i've had

best lecturer....of all my courses

excellent prof ....really makes you think critically

Knows the material very well and his lectures are fun to go to if nothing else

very critical of students efforts; anti- american; to pass: master english lang.

Very hard marker but extremely intelligent and fun to listen to

One of the best Profs I had. His courses have been hard but he always expresed himself clearly if you work on it you will do fine. Just get the essence.

demanding but fair, clear teaching style: no surprises on exams; feel free to disagree with him but be ready to intelligently defend your position or he will make you look like an ass

Dossa is my hero, hands down.

what a funny guy! I love going to class!

Best prof at X! Contrary to what most people belief Dossa really wants you to disagree with him....just make sure that you have the facts to back it up. Very helpfull to students that participate and go to class.

I had him second half after we had a gift giving Grad student. He had to lower the marks some how. He gave all my assignments good feedback. He expects excellence.

His lectures are very good. Depsite what people say, he is NOT anti-American. He does not hate American people or anything, which is the impression I had after reading some of these posts. He marks hard but fair. He is is a great speaker and does not believe in multiple choice! Take him.

Best prof I ever had. He makes you think, when you walk out of his class you are more then likely thinking about something that he said. He says things to challenge people and he wants you to argue with him, but if you are going to be able to back up what you are saying.He wants his student to think

An extremely thought provoking prof. He's constantly challenging you to be more than you are. Some people consider his class a "show" and automatically try to peg him as an anti-american. These people are idiots. He's a man dedicated to his craft and his desire to make this world a better place for our childern and his own. Best Prof I've ever had.

Dossa may be intimidating to you first years, but give him a chance. He tries a scare tactic but is phenomenal. He has lost of controvercial information but can be too focussed on his anti-americanism.

Interesting course. Very biased information in most of the course, somewhat unorganized, however the message of his course, to not believe everything you hear in the media, and to question your government, is definitely worth it. --Be Warned, he expects nothing short of pure excellence and accuracy on essays and assignments.--

Good prof overall. First year class didn't really suit him though as most people in there didn't seem to care about the topics. Interesting books. On tests always refer back to Chomsky in your answers.

interesting, funny, we watched a lot of daily show with John Stewart. He's a hard maker though.

Challeges you to think outside societies mainstream, for many this is difficult to do, therefor they rate Dr. Dossa as mediocre, he is a good professor.

One of the best profs I've had! He may be a hard marker but he challenges you to do your best and most importantly to think critically.

Dossa was my favourite professor at StFX. He challenges students to think critically and question the messages coming from the popular media. Keeping that in mind, I am certain that he was unaware of the nature of the conference in Iran. I hope that staff and students from StFX will know the difference and support him.

Dossa makes students think and question what they take for granted. GREAT! Unfortunately, he marks difficultly just for the sake of being a ‘tough guy.’ I received a B on a paper but any feedback was minor in detail and gave me no indication of what I might do to get an A. Funny guy who will help you if you need it.

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All teachers have biases, most people only recognize them when it's coming from a voice of dissent. Dossa was fabulous. He was passionate and analytical. He's not a a left wing propagandist, he's a non-partisan intellectual.

Best Prof. I ever had. Some one who wants to broaden his horizont will be more then just pleased.

With Dossa, I learned the most important lesson I took away from university - Don't take ANYBODY'S word for it (Not Dossa's, not anyone's). Find out for yourself. Be able to back up your arguments with hard facts and data. Be not afraid, challenge him. He'll challenge you to challenge yourself. Broad shoulders a class requirement.

Dr. Dossa demands respect in his classroom and he lets you know it. He never took attendance, yet he knows if you're not there and he's not afraid to call you out on it. You don't text, talk, show up late, browse the internet, cough or cause any other sort of disruption in his class unless you want to be called out. Good prof, learned lots!

I wish I had more than 350 words here. Luckily, the post below me summed it up nicely. No attedance but will crucify you if you miss class. Agree with him or have a strong argument to back it up. Somewhat hard marker, but that is expected in an arts course. Pay attenion, read the books and take notes. Exam is alright if you follow those 3 things.

One of the best profs I've had at STFX. Knows what he's talking about. If you're not interested in doing the work or coming to the class....don't take the class.

A great prof, he's not scared to give his opinion, and often asks for ours. Might be an issue for students scared of supporting their views.

Phenomenal professor. Argues against dominant view and can often be very anti-Western. Made me challenge what I've learned in other classes and assess articles/information/media with a much more critical lens. Take his class if you want to go beyond the typical one-sided Western discourse we're constantly taught.

Fantastic prof. His views are very different from all other psci profs I've ever had and challenge students to think beyond the typical Western rhetoric. Incredibly kind and super helpful if you go to his office hours. He doesn't put up with poor attitudes and has high standards for students. Super interesting and incredibly intelligent. Top-notch.

Really opens your eyes to things from a different perspective. Does not accept any texting, talking or noise making.. even coughing is over the line. But he knows his stuff and is pretty funny in class. Intimidating , I wouldn't speak in class.

Excellent prof, quite humorous and informative. Interesting material covered, I've had him almost every year and have no complaints. (make sure to bring cough drops during flu season and he won't call you out)

Excellent professor who teaches you an outside perspective. Always interesting and never a dull moment. Plus he's absolutely hilarious if you have an open dry sense of humour.

Really good prof, gives an alternative view to the mainstream view that is taught in almost all other classes.

Great prof. Will open your eyes to a lot even if they are already open. Challenging but not impossible

Very interesting prof, I enjoyed listening to his lectures! However there was a lot of reading and he is a very hard marker. If you want to do well in this class do the readings and participate in class. Also, DON'T SKIP CLASS!

Great open minded academic.