Professor
Robert Lemelson
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Fall 2022 - The class is made up of bi-weekly commentary on the weekly assigned readings, one midterm paper, and a final exam. Throughout the ten weeks of the course, he will conduct 2 pop quizzes, both of which were very easy (I got 100% on both). Professor Lemelson was engaging throughout most of his lectures. His slides were very straightforward and helpful. The content is pretty interesting if you want to learn more about developing countries, and their cultures through deeper levels. He went to some of the countries and actually presents a lot of his own research in class which is cool. He showed a lot of documentaries in class. The weekly readings are really interesting and very useful. The midterm paper focused on one of the readings, and the final exam was all multiple-choice and completely straightforward. He shared a study guide with the class to help us which was thoughtful. I would definitely recommend this class if you want an "easy" GE. It is not too much work if you stay somewhat on top of the readings and pay attention in the lecture. It's a great class overall.
Fall 2022 - The class is made up of bi-weekly commentary on the weekly assigned readings, one midterm paper, and a final exam. Throughout the ten weeks of the course, he will conduct 2 pop quizzes, both of which were very easy (I got 100% on both). Professor Lemelson was engaging throughout most of his lectures. His slides were very straightforward and helpful. The content is pretty interesting if you want to learn more about developing countries, and their cultures through deeper levels. He went to some of the countries and actually presents a lot of his own research in class which is cool. He showed a lot of documentaries in class. The weekly readings are really interesting and very useful. The midterm paper focused on one of the readings, and the final exam was all multiple-choice and completely straightforward. He shared a study guide with the class to help us which was thoughtful. I would definitely recommend this class if you want an "easy" GE. It is not too much work if you stay somewhat on top of the readings and pay attention in the lecture. It's a great class overall.
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I am a third year at UCLA, and without reservations I would recommend Professor Lemelson to my friends because I think he must be the best professor I have had at this university. He was effective as a a teacher because I was engaged in everything his class offered, including lectures and reading materials. He was concerned about my personal growth and learning because he encouraged to write about something significant to me, instead of taking the safe way out (and analyze Freud, for example). He guided me to write one of the best papers in my life, and I am quite proud of it. Lastly, Professor Lemelson class was small, and he made accomodations to be available outside of the classroom for me. My experience in Anthropology 135A is what all of the college, academic experience should be like.
I am a third year at UCLA, and without reservations I would recommend Professor Lemelson to my friends because I think he must be the best professor I have had at this university. He was effective as a a teacher because I was engaged in everything his class offered, including lectures and reading materials. He was concerned about my personal growth and learning because he encouraged to write about something significant to me, instead of taking the safe way out (and analyze Freud, for example). He guided me to write one of the best papers in my life, and I am quite proud of it. Lastly, Professor Lemelson class was small, and he made accomodations to be available outside of the classroom for me. My experience in Anthropology 135A is what all of the college, academic experience should be like.
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I love anthropology but don't really care too much for psychology. (Anthro 137 = Anthropology of Psychological Pathology). Dr. Lemelson is by far one of the very best instructors at UCLA. He knows about many subjects (including what he teaches you) down to the very pin point. Any question you ask him, he'll have an answer. I LOVED THIS CLASS. I highly recommend taking him.
I love anthropology but don't really care too much for psychology. (Anthro 137 = Anthropology of Psychological Pathology). Dr. Lemelson is by far one of the very best instructors at UCLA. He knows about many subjects (including what he teaches you) down to the very pin point. Any question you ask him, he'll have an answer. I LOVED THIS CLASS. I highly recommend taking him.
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Spring 2021 - So, this was an interesting class in that it was not like your traditional course with instruction, quizzes, and exams. The course was more geared around class discussions on various topics which I found very relevant and interesting. He assigns biweeklies, readings, one film review (or deep dive essay pertinent to the readings) as a midterm, and a final paper. If you’re looking for a super easy class this is not it! But if you want to learn and be intellectually stimulated this is the class for you. He’s also very approachable and I felt like he honestly cared to help us when we had questions and concerns. I would definitely recommend this class.
Spring 2021 - So, this was an interesting class in that it was not like your traditional course with instruction, quizzes, and exams. The course was more geared around class discussions on various topics which I found very relevant and interesting. He assigns biweeklies, readings, one film review (or deep dive essay pertinent to the readings) as a midterm, and a final paper. If you’re looking for a super easy class this is not it! But if you want to learn and be intellectually stimulated this is the class for you. He’s also very approachable and I felt like he honestly cared to help us when we had questions and concerns. I would definitely recommend this class.
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