This is the greatest class I have ever taken. If you put in any sort of effort into the class, you will do great and have no trouble. That being said, Professor Wen is very kind and does a great job at making the often long lectures entertaining and clearly has great passion for what he is teaching. The Tale of Hrafnkel is a large part of this course and is very fun to read if you get the chance to do so. 10/10 class, please take if you have the opportunity.

As a first quarter freshmen, this class was extremely easy. I did it online, so it'll probably be harder in person. I never saw/talked to Wen once but can tell he is a super chill guy based on the course and watching his lectures. The reading isn't really mandatory and you can skip it and read summaries instead. Watch the lectures though, they are important. Put it on 2x speed and you're done with your weekly workload in an hour and a half. 8 quizzes at 10% each (9 total but he drops lowest one), 2 essays at 10% each, each of them basically one page single spaced and super easy.

Class was also pretty interesting, got to read some good stuff and learn a lot of history/culture. Guess I'm just into that kind of stuff, but either way would recommend.

Professor Wen was amazing! Definitely recommend for STEM majors if you are looking for a class that is different from your normal course load and are looking for an interesting humanities course. The workload is VERY manageable and the content is very interesting.

* Taken during Summer 2021*
This class was a Big W. There is no midterm and final. You just have a weekly discussion post and a weekly quiz. Discussion post are graded very fairly. Weekly quiz as long as you listened to the lectures should be pretty straightforward. Dr. Wen’s lectures were fantastic and was very clear. I highly recommend this class for anyone.

Selling all the required readings (course reader + separate readings) for really good price!
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This class is absolute cake, and Wen is a great guy. First, all you really need to buy is the course reader. At first the texts are short and super easy to read, then by week 5 they get pretty long and I just read the wikipedia synopsis. Either way the weekly quizzes are absurdly easy. The two papers are super easy too, he's really just checking to see if you've been keeping up with the general topics of the class. He's super enthusiastic and a great professor.

Pro-tip: Take this class during spring qtr of senior year (first pass it cuz it fills up hella fast). Most stress-free qtr I've ever had at UCLA.

really easy GE and stress-free. I would take it over and over if I could. I personally don't enjoy reading but the readings were interesting.

This class was really easy especially over zoom. Your grade is made up of mostly weekly quizzes that are very straightforward and easy. Also you have to write two short essays, but they are also graded really easily. I 100% recommend this class as an easy GE. Professor Wen is also very engaging and makes the class interesting.

This class was very easy and some of the readings were very interesting. There is a weekly quiz that is very easy and weekly reading, along with 2 lectures. Im selling the Course books including the Course Reader, The Dwarf, Naive Super, Hunger, and The shadow and other tales(all for $30). All are in great condition. I am in the Westwood area. **********