I wanted to take a film class and I ended up here. There was a heavy focus on Buddhism (with pretty niche films/documentaries that reflected this focus), and a bit of Hinduism, not much Christianity. If you actually like analyzing film and learning about aspects of religion this is the class for you. If not, lectures will just feel like long history lessons and watching the movies on your own time might be boring. If you're a decent response writer and you put in effort, I'd say this is a really chill upper div. Really a wealth of knowledge on Eastern religions. Homework/exams is basically the movies, readings, and a couple response papers.

She did take informal attendance through a sign-in sheet/name post-its, but I am not sure how much weight that had on the final grade, I definitely skipped a couple and didn't feel too behind.

Professor Muldoon-Hules definitely knows her way around world history, religion, and feminism. There are a standard amount of readings (2-3 for each class section), but they are all engaging and highly relevant to the course. Her small class size lets everyone have a chance to talk with one another about their own experiences and it's clear the professor values the input her students have and is interested to hear about everyone's unique perspectives.

I will say that you should probably have at least a passing interest in religion and feminism, or you may get lost in some of the more information-dense readings.

There were no tests, just short reading synthesis papers and one project which involved researching a subject you were interested in and presenting a short slide show to a small group of your classmates for evaluation. Participation was highly encouraged but never required if you were uncomfortable. It was very clear professor Muldoon-Hules cares a lot about her students and values their understanding of the material as her main priority with this course.

Way too difficult of a class for a G.E. Talked with many fellow students and they agreed that the workload and amount of reading assigned for this class was well above what it should be for a G.E. Interesting class, but it will require a significant amount of your time to get an A let alone a B. I have an extensive and thorough 60+ page combined study guide for all the midterm and final review questions for sale for $50. Email me at ************* for more information.

Take this class. I read reviews and thought that Professor Muldoon-Hules was going to be tough or even boring but that was not the case. I enjoyed her class very much. There are several forms of "media" that are assigned. A few movies, some radio shows and youtube videos. The class consists of some discussion posts, a midterm and a final (both in class essays). If you go to class, read the material and pay attention you will get an A, maybe even an A+. She offers extra credit. She's kind and underrated.

A little dry and historical, but there were a few weeks where the content was interesting. The tests are all written responses and aren't too hard if you do the readings and the movie viewings.