HIST 8C
Latin American Social History
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Historical and contemporary perspective of role of ordinary people in Latin American society. Each lecture/film session centers on a major Latin American movie illustrative of a theme in social history. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2024 - Well a lot has changed from the past couple of reviews lol. I would recommend this class to anyone who loves reading and is good at analyzing. If you're not someone who is, don't take this. For me, it was the easiest GE I've taken because of that fact. I love analyzing work so I got by simple. Her lectures have DEFINITELY improved from what the past people have been saying. However, it still has the feeling that she's trying to cram every little information about everything in her lectures. Also, they're pretty long so I found myself skipping to the future slides and doing other class work before the required film starts (she plays them in lectures in the last 1 hour 30 mins or so). There's one 3-page midterm and one 6-8 page final. Discussion sections are mandatory, but other than that theres not else to be graded. If you're able to write well, you'll be in good hands. It's just that the TA's don't really check your work so you'll find yourself going to the UCLA writing center a lot. Nonetheless, regardless of how weird Spring 24 was, highly recommend this class if you like that kinda stuff.
Spring 2024 - Well a lot has changed from the past couple of reviews lol. I would recommend this class to anyone who loves reading and is good at analyzing. If you're not someone who is, don't take this. For me, it was the easiest GE I've taken because of that fact. I love analyzing work so I got by simple. Her lectures have DEFINITELY improved from what the past people have been saying. However, it still has the feeling that she's trying to cram every little information about everything in her lectures. Also, they're pretty long so I found myself skipping to the future slides and doing other class work before the required film starts (she plays them in lectures in the last 1 hour 30 mins or so). There's one 3-page midterm and one 6-8 page final. Discussion sections are mandatory, but other than that theres not else to be graded. If you're able to write well, you'll be in good hands. It's just that the TA's don't really check your work so you'll find yourself going to the UCLA writing center a lot. Nonetheless, regardless of how weird Spring 24 was, highly recommend this class if you like that kinda stuff.
Most Helpful Review
Winter 2023 - I like the format of the class, watching film every week was very relaxing and fun. My TA really helps a lot. He was very informative. The professor was sometimes vague during the lecture, some of the guest speaker he invited wasn't really helpful in helping us understand the material. Overall the class was easy. All you have to do is submit weekly discussion post, do weekly quiz about the film which was very easy, and a final paper. I would recommend this class.
Winter 2023 - I like the format of the class, watching film every week was very relaxing and fun. My TA really helps a lot. He was very informative. The professor was sometimes vague during the lecture, some of the guest speaker he invited wasn't really helpful in helping us understand the material. Overall the class was easy. All you have to do is submit weekly discussion post, do weekly quiz about the film which was very easy, and a final paper. I would recommend this class.
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