This class definitely taught me a lot about our history, from a fresh point of view. It can be a lot of (unnecessary) reading at times, but the workload is definitely manageable. Overall, I would only suggest taking this class if you're truly passionate about the subject at hand. AKA don't take this class for an easy A.

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Course was great. Taken Spring 2013

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This class can be difficult if you don't do the readings. It's a lot and can be overwhelming, but worth the work. In the fall you have 2 papers and one midterm exam. In the spring you have 2 papers and one final exam. Section participation and lecture participation (clickers) count towards your grade for both quarters as well. The papers are fairly easy if you read the course reader and go to section. The midterm exam is easy as well - you just have to define terms. The final exam was a bit more difficult, consisting of multiple essays, but doable. I found the lectures to be interesting but thats because I thoroughly enjoy this subject. This class allows you to knock out a lot of GE's which is really nice. I wouldn't take this class if you don't find the subject to be intriguing - you'll be bored to death. I'd take it again though.

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Useless lectures with useless topics covered if I'm being honest. I went to 2/20 lectures for this class and got a 98% in the class! So ya.... this class is an easy GPA boost but personally I wouldn't recommend any clusters because you could've taken so much more interesting classes that you'd actually learn something from. Only benefit of taking a cluster is that you're guaranteed enrollment, which is actually a huge issue so that alone might make clusters worth taking because sometimes theres not even room to enroll in any GEs (I'm taking to you incoming freshmen reading this...)

Very interesting and insightful to learn more about the history of race in our country, as well as the affect of racism and discrimination on minorities today. Course work is relatively light and provides a great chance to sharpen ones writing skills. Great class to take for the education and extra writing credit!

This class is a super easy A+. There are no tests, a midterm that is an OUTLINE for an essay, and the final being said essay, Due to the TA strike, the test part of the final was optional but even then, the final was supposed to be essays based on class content. I loved going to discussions that were more engaging than the lectures, to be entirely honest. I only attended two lectures but then stopped because it was not engaging but I still ended the class with an A+ due to my participation in attending discussions, completing perusal comments (only ever wrote one sentence), turning in lecture observations (only ever wrote one sentence), and completed the final paper (did not even read the book for the final paper). If you enjoy history, this class will be an easy A. If you hate history like me, as long as you attempt to participate in the slightest, you will be fine! Take this class if you are interested in a Cluster!

The Special Topics - Art, Activism, and Social Movements was very thorough in terms of explaining the meaning behind politically and socially motivated works of modern and historic art. This course was taught by Elizabeth Dayton, whose humor often made the class way more enjoyable. As long as you have the gist of weekly readings and really put effort into writing requirements, you will be fine.

The Winter Quarter counterpart to 20A felt like a repeat of Fall Quarter. I got so bored and participation to lecture honestly did not affect my grade at all. As long as you have the gist of the weekly readings and really put effort into the writing requirement for the quarter, you will be fine. If you want to skip a lecture (or several), you can still get an A+.

This class is great because it knocks out a whole lot of GE credits. However, this class (though it covered a great deal of consequential content) was progressively more and more boring. Lectures provided students with a whole bunch of information, but they often felt unorganized, as professors would often go off on tangents for a great deal of time. Honestly, if you read the Bad Indians book, and know a couple key details about each social group in society (Chinese Americans, African Americans, Native Americans) then you will be fine. Would not take again though.

You can call it an "easy course" because there is no midterm or final, but this class is by no means an easy A. You will find lectures and discussion sections pointless because they are so unstructured and irrelevant. The readings will be pointless because there are no exams. Everything that can be learned from this entire course can be learned through simple research online or through simply having a conversation with a member of surrounding Latin@ communities. Don't waste your time on this course I can assure you that you will be left with boredom and regret. Do something more exciting like actually going out and talking to some Latin@s and discovering these issues through your own experience. Don't waste your time on the course, trust me, don't do it, don't do it.