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This class is not at all what I thought it would be. A lot of the information given to us I would look up after lecture and it is just false. Kelley has radical left wing beliefs and to get a good grade in this class you just have to write about how capitalism in the root of all evil and government intervention is good and everyone is racist.

There are little facts used to back up any information in this class. There are things you are told to think and say and get punished if you disagree. The course completely disregards economic facts or quite frankly, anything that is taught in classes that actually uses evidence.

This class is the definition of a "radial left social justice-oriented course".

In terms of grading
Just go to class for clicker questions.
Midterm grade and final paper grade depend on TA. My TA was awful - gave everyone in the class a B- on the first paper (we asked around) and then increased everyones final paper grade by 10%.

There is a stupid final project at the end where each discussion provides one project - everyone gets the same grade. Quite frankly the definition of communism. Some people work hard for 2 weeks while other sit on their ass and get the same grade.

Don't bother doing reading and only do relevant readings when given paper topics.

I am the friend of the first reviewer who signed them in. I went to almost every lecture, and tried to listen to Kelley. I can confirm that this class is stupid. A lot of the history Kelley spent hours talking about, I could have Googled and learned more effectively. All arguments Kelley made in class seemed like an exercise in brainwashing young minds against the principles of capitalism.
I can also confirm that the changes in the syllabus were annoying and inconsiderate of the students' schedules. Students, who were responsible for finishing these papers at the whims of their professor.
In addition, the group project is also stupid. Assigned groups, first of all, never work. I personally had to deal with a whiny, crybaby group mate, who made my life much more difficult than it had to be.
The entire grade depends on your TA, so if you end up with a shitty TA, god only can save you.
I hated every minute in this class, because attendance is required. But guess what, my TA revealed to us in 9th week, that lecture attendance might not have any weight in the final grade. And so continues this professor's rule of lying to his students.

Professor Kelley was one of the best professors I have taken a class with in my UCLA journey. He cracks relatable jokes in class that aren't corny, understands the student's perspective, and is willing to help you understand hard concepts. Because most topics we learn are real world examples within the past 10 years, including present day, classes are pretty engaging.

Yes, this class has somewhat tough concepts. Yes, this class has readings. Yes, there are big history words.

But take it from me. English isn't my first language, yet after going to the TA's office hours and his own office hours, I was able to understand things a lot better. I went into this class for a GE, yet in the end, I would take it again.

His lectures are not mandatory, discussions are mandatory. No homework, just make sure to do the readings and take notes for discussion. He provides fun extra credit opportunities like participating at the picket line for a protest, going to seminars, and etc.. There are no formal exams, just two 1200-1700 word midterm papers, and a final paper (our TA even allowed us to go beyond the word count as long as it related to the topic).

There is a fun group project at the end of the quarter that you get to do. Your whole discussion section is a part of your group. You can choose any issue that people are fighting for, present day or things that happened years ago.

P.S.: someone once told me he lectures in lowercase and I can't unhear it

Is this an easy GE? Yes, because there are only two papers and a final group project that was your entire 20+ person discussion section (kind of pain to organize but it's Kelley's "philosophy"). They changed it from last year's structure. The lectures were often disorganized and would jump topic to topic, and if you didn't do the 60+ pages of readings it was very easy to get lost. Professor Kelley is one of the best historians of our era, so if you care about the material there's alot to learn, but he also rambles quite alot. My TA was really helpful about clarifying the lecture material. I will say your grade will also vary based on your TA, I know others that were harsher on the papers. They don't want surface level answers, and if you don't do the reading it's harder to get more in depth on Neoliberalism's influence on whatever the prompt is.

Grade breakdown: discussion participation 20%, midterm paper 25%, final paper 25%, discussion section group project 30%

One of the best GEs you could take at UCLA. There were no midterms and finals for this class. The grade was based off of weekly discussion posts centered around the assigned weekly readings and a final project that you work on with your entire discussion section. Because of this, I only spent an hour each week doing work for this class. Not only is the class super easy to do well in, Professor Kelley is one of the best lecturers I've had at UCLA. He is truly passionate about the subject and it is reflected heavily throughout the course. I also loved my TA and would attend her office hours to discuss the material but also discuss how the topics learned in class impacted the world today. As long as you keep up with the readings and do your part in contributing to the group project, you should have no problems doing well in the class :)

I took this class for my history GE, and it is an extremely easy class. I often forgot I was taking it, it was so light. We had 1 hw due a week in response to the reading, then no midterm or final, just a weird group project done by the whole section. I honestly could have stopped going to lecture pretty early in the quarter and been totally fine. It’s more important to do the reading than to go to lecture, because the readings are generally what is discussed in section, although you will be much better at participating in section if you go to lecture. Kelley talks fast and makes it feel urgent, like you need to be paying attention and writing stuff down, but you don’t really need to know any specifics or take notes because there are no tests. The group project was definitely weird but not a huge task, and doing my part took me like 45 min. Participation was required in section, and you will be called on if you don’t speak. The class was objectively interesting but started to feel pretty repetitive pretty quickly. Regardless, I learned something and got an easy A so I would recommend.

This is the best class I have ever taken. Professor Kelley is so easy to listen to. The content in this class is important and eye opening. I would absolutely take this course again. There is no midterm, and just a final project that you work on with your section. He presents your project for you during one of the last days of lecture.

TAKE THIS CLASS. SO EASY. Every week you submit discussion posts on the reading (it is a lot of reading but you only have to mention two of the readings in your post) and its a page double spaced. Even with lightly skimming the reading they took me about an hour and a half if I was really locked in. Everyone gets a 5/5 if you submit it. There are no midterms or final just a final project with your whole discussion section that is also really easy and really easily graded by Prof Kelley. You also do not need to go to lecture by any means because it has nothing to do with your grade, go if you are actually curious about neoliberalism because they are really interesting.

This is a great class to fulfill the historical analysis GE. The workload is quite manageable, with about 50-80 pages of reading a week and eight weekly 1-2 page reading responses. These make up 40% of the grade, with 20% being discussion participation and the other 40% being a group project that includes your whole section. The project can be tough to coordinate but is graded generously. Professor Kelley is a great lecturer and, because the lectures mostly serve to build off the reading and aren't necessary to prepare you for any final, many people don't attend them. I think it's worth it to attend these if you can, as they cover not only historical topics but also current events and have a lot of research put into them. Take this class if you want to learn a lot with little stress over your grade.