This class was super easy and super interesting at the same time. Dr. Mankekar is an engaging and phenomenal lecturer - extremely experienced and knowledgable in her field. Even if you are not interested in Asian American studies, take this course if you need an easy G.E. I can't guarantee that you will not become interested within a few classes, though! Seriously, take this GE. I learned a lot about intersectionality and race and gender relations and will use this knowledge for the rest of my life. All you are graded on is two short reports and a group presentation (graded by your TA). I attended the lectures for the first few weeks and then stopped around the middle of the quarter and I was still able to get A's on the reports and presentation. Keep in mind I am a STEM major - writing is not my strength. The final is optional. I was basically done after week 7. This class is the ideal GE - easy, but not boring at all!

This class will be the easiest class you will ever take. I took it as a first year and I put in the bare minimum and got an A+. You do not need to go to lectures although the professor was lovely.

The class consists of 2 short reports, a group project and an OPTIONAL FINAL. No one took the final. I got full points on both reports without reading any of the materials for the course. The group project is just you and your group leading one of the discussions.

If you take this class, pick Gabby as your TA. She is absolutely wonderful and is the most understanding being ever.

Overall, this class is so easy it's impossible to not get an A.

EASY CLASS!!!!!!!! Class has 3 essays (one of them being on black panther) and one group project. The essays are very chill I bullshitted mine and wrote it in one day and got a 23/25. I would recommend this class if you need an easy GE or if you like movies and want a GPA booster. Lectures are very boring though nobody really went and theyre recorded but the professor is very sweet

The course's grading is based on 3 short film analysis papers and 1 group project. I found all this work to be somewhat easy. I found her lectures extremely engaging and interesting. I also thought her selection of media was suitable for understanding transnationality. Honestly, she's the goat. I enjoyed this class.

The lectures are difficult to sit through, very boring. Nothing on the slides, just listening to her speak for two hours straight with so much unnecessary wording that it makes everything harder to follow than it should be. The professor is passionate and sweet though I will say. There are three written assignments and a final group project. Needed this for a GE but personally wouldn't recommend it otherwise, ESPECIALLY if you're like me and don't enjoy watching movies. It is not difficult though.

Mankekar is a lovely women but I just didn't care for a lot of the material she teaches. She is very strict about attendance and administrative stuff but she wants to see her students succeed, remembers students names and encourages students to talk to her if they are struggling with the material or just life stuff. The class is based off Two short film/reading analysis papers, two exams (multiple choice) and class discussions/attendance. She does podcast but attendance is mandatory because of group discussions. Its more of a gender studies class than film &tv class (it is multi listed though) and I just didn't like the readings she assigned.
I'm a poli sci major so this was not my element.
My TA was Lina she was great but I just struggled with the material. I'm writing this before my grade is final but I think I'll end up with a B+/B in the class.

Professor Mankekar is one of the best professor I have had a UCLA. She is so passionate about the class and she truly cares about her students. I recommend taking a class with her. The class was fair and ranged from a variety of topics!

LOVED this class! Very interesting material that covered a lot of different aspects of the subject. Professor Mankekar knows how to keep things interesting and challenge her students to think beyond what we are normally taught to think. The readings were not bad at all, and discussion sections really helped to clarify the ideas. Lectures were interesting, as were the videos shown in class. My TA, Derek, was AWESOME. Highly recommend him! Exams were a breeze and Professor Mankekar and the TAs prepared the students very well. I would definitely take this class again, and I urge everyone else to take it too!

Professor Mankekar genuinely cares about her students. She's one of my favorite professor, so much that I make a point to look up classes taught by her just because I liker her so much! The lectures are podcasted and she usually posts the slides, but honestly going to class you get a fuller experience and can laugh along to her jokes. The midterm and final are really inclusive of the lectures and readings, so make sure you skim them or just pay attention in lecture/discussion.

The class (and most of her classes) are broken down grading as so:
10% - class and discussion participation
30% - reading responses (theres two so 15% each)
30% - in-class midterm (multiple choice)
30% - in-class final (multiple choice)

Really fun class, opens your eyes to a lot of things! No textbooks required, just do the online readings carefully and listen to podcasted lectures.