I really enjoyed taking this class for many reasons. The lecture formats were dynamic, in the sense that we got a little bit of everything. Each professor talked about the things they knew the most about. So, not only did we hear about many different aspects of Latino studies, we heard the best information about them. Discussion sections, in my opinion, were great because the students led them. Not only does this give everyone a chance to participate, but it's definitely way more interesting than having a professor or GSI ramble on about what we learned for an hour. Although there were a lot of reading assignments, they were easy to complete. Some of them were actually very interesting.
For having been an introductory course, I was very impressed with the way it turned out. Plus, we've already met the other professors and gotten to feel out their styles, so we can use that experience to choose new classes more easily. I would recommend this course to anyone who shows an interest in Latino studies...not Latin American studies. ;) I plan on furthering my education in American Culture and am glad to have taken this as my intro course. Besides, it ended up being my best grade!
Veronica Blattner
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