Professor
Douglas Hollan
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This is one of my very favorite classes at UCLA. Hollan is excellent. You read the coolest books and actually write fun papers where you get to be an ethnographer and observe others and then write about what you saw. The papers were the easiest papers I have ever written, very straight-forward. The subject matter of the course is really good. Prof. Hollan is super nice and does an excellent job of preparing you for the exam. Just go to lecture and read and you will ace the class! If you want to bring up your GPA and are interested in learning about different cultures take this class with Hollan.
This is one of my very favorite classes at UCLA. Hollan is excellent. You read the coolest books and actually write fun papers where you get to be an ethnographer and observe others and then write about what you saw. The papers were the easiest papers I have ever written, very straight-forward. The subject matter of the course is really good. Prof. Hollan is super nice and does an excellent job of preparing you for the exam. Just go to lecture and read and you will ace the class! If you want to bring up your GPA and are interested in learning about different cultures take this class with Hollan.
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Fall 2024 - I took this class as I needed a req and the grade is based on two essays out of three which are based on books, and you can choose which ones to do 70%, two exams 20%, and participation 10%. If you show up to lecture you will be fine. I honestly barely did the readings for this class because he goes over it in lecture anyway. Nothing is recorded so if you show up and take notes you will pass. Since grades depend a lot on the essays which are 4-5 pages you must incorporate readings but his whole lecture is based on them anyway so I would say this class is easy and would 100% take it again. He is also so funny in a way that he does not even realize. Sometimes he will say "This topic really turns me on" and I don't think he realizes what he's saying.
Fall 2024 - I took this class as I needed a req and the grade is based on two essays out of three which are based on books, and you can choose which ones to do 70%, two exams 20%, and participation 10%. If you show up to lecture you will be fine. I honestly barely did the readings for this class because he goes over it in lecture anyway. Nothing is recorded so if you show up and take notes you will pass. Since grades depend a lot on the essays which are 4-5 pages you must incorporate readings but his whole lecture is based on them anyway so I would say this class is easy and would 100% take it again. He is also so funny in a way that he does not even realize. Sometimes he will say "This topic really turns me on" and I don't think he realizes what he's saying.
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I found his teaching style to be very understanding. He is clearly interested in his subject and gives in depth answers to most questions. Very open to questions and gives good answers. The essay prompts were fairly easy and I ended with a B, I think my TA had more to do with that.
I found his teaching style to be very understanding. He is clearly interested in his subject and gives in depth answers to most questions. Very open to questions and gives good answers. The essay prompts were fairly easy and I ended with a B, I think my TA had more to do with that.
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