ENGL 11
Introduction to American Cultures
Description: Lecture, four hours; discussion, one hour (when scheduled). Requisites: English Composition 3, English 4W or 4HW or 4WS. Exploration of question of what is meant by America, and hence what is meant by American culture and American studies. Addresses concepts of origins (real or imagined beginnings of cultural formations), identities (narratives of people and places), and media (creative process as manifest in aesthetic forms, artistic movements, and information systems). P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Winter 2024 - I had Mazzaferro for my first quarter at UCLA. I tend to be quiet and shy in classes, and was doubly so since I was still getting used to life at UCLA, but he created a really relaxed and casual environment where we all felt comfortable contributing to the discussion. He makes the class feel almost conversational and really skillfully integrates the points everyone would make into the lecture, never dismissing or ridiculing what anyone had to say. The readings were at times dense (some of them being from the sixteenth century, etc), but they were always manageable and never gratuitously long. He is probably the best professor I have had at UCLA so far, and his passion for writing and literature is incredibly apparent.
Winter 2024 - I had Mazzaferro for my first quarter at UCLA. I tend to be quiet and shy in classes, and was doubly so since I was still getting used to life at UCLA, but he created a really relaxed and casual environment where we all felt comfortable contributing to the discussion. He makes the class feel almost conversational and really skillfully integrates the points everyone would make into the lecture, never dismissing or ridiculing what anyone had to say. The readings were at times dense (some of them being from the sixteenth century, etc), but they were always manageable and never gratuitously long. He is probably the best professor I have had at UCLA so far, and his passion for writing and literature is incredibly apparent.
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Winter 2023 - super fun, engaging, interesting class. readings can be a little long at times, but class discussions are very interesting and often focussed more on today's culture rather than traditional literary analysis. professor mcmillan doesn't care too much about canvas organization and assignment parameters/deadlines were confusing, but manageable. grade work consisted of 3 mini-ish papers due at the end of the quarter about the readings, midterm paper, 'keyword' paper on american culture, and longgg take home final. overall, very manageable but annoying at times. an extra paper on the readings counted as extra credit and there was definitely an emphasis on participation, but that came easy as everyone was eager to talk and engage. overall DEFINITELY take the class
Winter 2023 - super fun, engaging, interesting class. readings can be a little long at times, but class discussions are very interesting and often focussed more on today's culture rather than traditional literary analysis. professor mcmillan doesn't care too much about canvas organization and assignment parameters/deadlines were confusing, but manageable. grade work consisted of 3 mini-ish papers due at the end of the quarter about the readings, midterm paper, 'keyword' paper on american culture, and longgg take home final. overall, very manageable but annoying at times. an extra paper on the readings counted as extra credit and there was definitely an emphasis on participation, but that came easy as everyone was eager to talk and engage. overall DEFINITELY take the class
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