Note: This is a review for Anthro 146 (Urban Anthropology). However, it could be relevant if you’re contemplating taking one of her courses.

So, I took Anthro 146, in the summer not knowing who the instructor was. I think the person the department had in mind dropped out at the last moment and Dr. Kim filled the position (I’m not sure). But I’m happy our instructor was Dr. Kim. Her class was not hard, but it was not an easy A. Weekly assignments consisted of short scholarly readings and short essay reflections (500 word count). She gives interesting lectures and she certainly has a sense of humor.

Yet, she is very idiosyncratic about writing assignments (grammar, punctuation and the substance of your writing), this also includes the format in how you email her (make sure it’s with a formal approach). We did not have a midterm because it was a six-week course; however, we did have a final five-page essay (I heard she varies between MCQ and Essays for the final). Keep in mind, that you’ll have to participate in class and that will reflect in your final grade. Overall, I would take another course with her and I would recommend her class to another student.

*NOTE: This is a review for Dr. Kim's ANTHRO 146 (Urban Anthropology) class that I took online over summer 2020 and posted my review here because ANTHRO 146 was not listed under Dr. Kim in Bruinwalk.*

As a human being, Dr. Kim is a very caring teacher who will do her best to make sure that her students both have a voice in the class and understand the material at hand. During the summer online class, she would post discussion questions in the zoom chat to make sure everyone understood the material and if someone didn’t, would repeat/go over the material she just explained.

As a presenter, her lectures were more structured on her talking rather than putting up key or detailed bullet points on a slide, which can be tough if you are someone who relies on visuals or key words to note what’s actually important.

During the 6 weeks, we had assigned readings (usually web articles) one 300 page response paper due every week and one 1,250 word Final Paper, which I think was doable.

So overall, Dr. Kim is a sweet, Non-BS caring teacher interested in your well-being and will do what she can to make sure you succeed. However, the loose structure of the class can make taking notes tough, especially when talking about more non-tangible ideas such as Urban Anthropology. So I would definitely recommend to take her as long as you are prepared for a more loosely structured class with more discussions and critical thinking involved.

The readings are all free and she provides them so there's no issue there. She tends to go off topic and frequently gets lost on tangents (interesting tangents, but they don't relate to the class or material). I found myself thinking how does this relate to the class? can we circle back to class? is this anthro of food anymore? The class could be done better on her part, but if you're interested in the topic you'll enjoy it nonetheless.

this class is now just Anthropology 133. Prof. Kim is great and extremely knowledgeable on the subject. I think this class is only offered during the summer so there are no discussion sections. Participation is important through class discussions and clicker questions. She did assign a good amount of reading but it was doable and most were very interesting. also there was a short research paper open prompt but related to class. she was friendly and willing to make herself available to help with our essays and any other questions/concerns.