GEOG M153
Past People and Their Lessons for Our Own Future
Description: (Same as Anthropology M158Q and Honors Collegium M152.) Lecture, two hours; discussion, two hours. Examination of modern and past people that met varying fates, as background to examination of how other modern people are coping or failing to cope with similar issues. Letter grading.
Units: 5.0
Units: 5.0
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Spring 2016 - This class is structured exactly the same way as Geography 6. Honestly just go to Geography 6 and look at the reviews there. Professor Diamond is a celebrity after all with lots of wisdom and respect surrounding him, which motivates you to go to class more. He is a great lecturer albeit his soft voice and rather monotone fluctuation. I took Geo6 before I took this class. The material is pretty interesting but it can't compare to Geography 6. Maybe I'm comparatively more disappointed with this class just because Geography 6 was so great. It's like a sequel to a great book and it just doesn't feel the same anymore. The class sort of feels like an extended discussion of the issues he spoke about in Geography 6 but applied to case studies, that is a different country each session to talk about. It gives you insight into how different countries dealt with crises in their history and common patterns on how they coped with those crises. Basically, it's about learning from past countries' mistakes with the implications of applying them to our world today. It's an interesting class, though discussion can be kind of a bore (my TA was pretty boring and made discussion literally a 2 hour discussion which was a nightmare). The class is pretty easy as long as you pay attention in class and know the material; what Jared says in lecture is literally the material you learn for the tests so be sure to take good notes.
Spring 2016 - This class is structured exactly the same way as Geography 6. Honestly just go to Geography 6 and look at the reviews there. Professor Diamond is a celebrity after all with lots of wisdom and respect surrounding him, which motivates you to go to class more. He is a great lecturer albeit his soft voice and rather monotone fluctuation. I took Geo6 before I took this class. The material is pretty interesting but it can't compare to Geography 6. Maybe I'm comparatively more disappointed with this class just because Geography 6 was so great. It's like a sequel to a great book and it just doesn't feel the same anymore. The class sort of feels like an extended discussion of the issues he spoke about in Geography 6 but applied to case studies, that is a different country each session to talk about. It gives you insight into how different countries dealt with crises in their history and common patterns on how they coped with those crises. Basically, it's about learning from past countries' mistakes with the implications of applying them to our world today. It's an interesting class, though discussion can be kind of a bore (my TA was pretty boring and made discussion literally a 2 hour discussion which was a nightmare). The class is pretty easy as long as you pay attention in class and know the material; what Jared says in lecture is literally the material you learn for the tests so be sure to take good notes.
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