Prof. Cattelino is an amazing professor! I took this class because it was a pre-req for my major but afterwards, I enjoyed it so much that I decided to pick up an anthropology minor! She is extremely understanding of these "unprecedented times" and allowed students who missed quizzes (for whatever reasons) to make them up often, and she even gave everyone a 5% grade boost at the end of the quarter because she knows this was a rough few months for everyone. The readings are a lot of work and very time-consuming, so if you don't want to dedicate a lot of time to this class, maybe don't take it- but I found the readings super interesting. The essays may seem very daunting and vague at first, but my TA was extremely helpful and broke down the prompt/how to write an anthropology paper in section. I think the grade breakdown was 25% for both midterm and final papers, 30% for weekly quizzes (lowest dropped), and 20% for participation during section. Highly recommend this class!

I would never take this class as a GE. Expect 60 pages of reading a week. I don't think the professor does a good job fleshing out concepts. She also provides you with no study guide even though lots of things are briefly talked about so it becomes hard to tell what to focus on. You can't get away with not reading.

First off, this was the course I used to determine on whether I wanted to pursue a minor in anthropology, and needless to say, I'm convinced. Professor Cattelino was great, and every reading was interesting.
I really enjoyed discussing topics in discussion during class, but felt like there was not enough of that. I feel as though it is easier to grasp concepts when people share their own experiences. I thought lectures were pretty engaging and full of great material.
Overall I really enjoyed this class. A lot of people said that there were too many readings, and while I agree that it was a lot (each week's readings took a good chunk of my weekend), they were almost all worth it. I thought that the essay prompts were kind of fun to write almost, and were very thought provoking.

I'm sure a lot of people liked this class, but for me it just wasn't it. I thought that a lot of the topics were very surface level and not explored in sufficient or satisfying amounts of depth.

Cattelino is a pretty organized professor, who regularly reaches out over email with announcements and assignment guidelines. The course is very easy, with weekly quizzes about the reading to check your knowledge. It did feel like the course was very general and sometimes self-explanatory if you've taken other humanities classes with themes about intersectionality, etc., however.

Selling the book "Wisdom sits in places" for anthro 9 for $15. No writings or highlighting. Also selling "The Trobrianders of Papua New Guinea" book for anthro 9 with no writings or highlighting, only $15. You need both for the class. Call/text me at (818) 669 - 8152 or email at ************* if interested.

It was a really interesting class and professor cattelino was super helpful if you go to her OH. selling both books: Trobrianders of papa new guinea by Weiner and Lives in Limbo by Gonzales. email me at *************

Cattelino is a good professor compared to most GE professors. She is very nice and willing to help. The class is pretty straightforward and easy... exams were easy and I scored As on them without much work. The essays were the most difficult part... talk to your TAs about your ideas beforehand to make sure you are on the right track. Overall, a good, interesting, and fairly easy course.

Dr. Cattelino is amazing! I loved her class. She is a great lecturer, and the class is very interesting. If you are looking for an interesting GE than you have found your class! This class helped me to look at the world differently and though the reading can be a bit intense at times, the class is totally worth the effort and Dr. Cattelino never fails to make lectures awesome.

Professor Cattelino is a decent professor.
I wouldn't say she is fantastic like the other evaluation says, but she is better than most GE professors around...
-pretty clear and concise
-willing to help you understand topics
-tries to keep the information we learn relative

The thing I really loved about the class was that she posts her lectures online, although to really understand what shes talking about you need to go to class, but it's easy to get a general knowledge.

Definitely do the readings though, and last thing
I honestly think that a HUGE portion your grade depends on the TAs.

Two papers and one final (one paper is a "field" paper which sucks but whatever).