I am taking this course with Prof. Hornby. As a 1st year English major in my fall quarter taking this class, this class is not difficult. There are weekly Visual Assignments (due Fri), where you just turn in a photo and write a caption for it. Every week, there are readings to do and occasionally films to watch. There are three papers to write: Paper #1 is about Light in L.A. (due WK 3), Paper #2 is about writing about an artwork discussed in lectures (due Wk 6), and Paper #3 is going to a museum, picking an artwork there and writing about it (due WK 10). I got an A on Paper #1, but due to the TA strike, I have not received a grade for Paper #2 yet. There is a Final Concept Map that is your "final." Due to the TA strike, it is still unclear whether I need to do this concept map, so I have no feedback/advice regarding this.

There are no exams, midterms or finals for this class (your final is the concept map). Overall, the lectures are boring. If you're not into art, you will find this class and lectures be boring, but if you want a moderately easy class, this is a good one. If you hate studying or taking exams, take this class. However, if writing is not your strong suit, do reconsider this class because most of your grade depends on your three papers.

As for Prof. Hornby, I wouldn't say she's absolutely amazing, but there are occasional comedic times in her lectures. She's just a professor, that's all I would say.

If you take this class, please pick ORIAH AMIT was your T.A. !!! She is absolutely amazing. Her discussions are super helpful and engaging; I got my ideas for Paper #1 and #2 through the activities she had us do in her discussion. Her discussions are fun, engaging and effective, and she is just na overall amazing person.

I wish you good luck in this class!