He is a good person. As a professor, not really. He is very knowledgable on the subject and the readings are quite straightforward, but it is a lot of reading. The only reason I liked the class was because he talked about economics and the political-economy of Mexico. Yet, I did not enjoy the class. At the end of the day is an easy class because all tests and quizzes are open-notes, but the lectures are a pain; he does not know how to transmit his knowledge effectively. Do not take the class.

First, he made us buy $120 worth of "readers" and by "readers" i mean shit he got wasted and wrote and didn't even bother to proof read and holds all the copyrights to so he could just post it online for free.

terrible lecturer. gives pop quizzes at the END of class so you are forced to sit through his BS for nearly two hours without a break.

story he likes to tell often: "I went to the only American-accredited university in Mexico for my B.A. then went to Berkeley for my PhD. When I got to Berkeley, they told me not even to show up to class, but just to go back to Mexico and research. They [meaning his Berkeley professors, I'm assuming] said, 'teach us, Jim. You know so much more than we do about this. Take us to Mexico with you and teach us.'"

Berkeley Douche.

Don't take his class. The end.

He tends to ramble off subject but Wilkie is very much knowledgeable on Mexico's history. If you take the time and listen to him, you will learn a lot. I must say Wilkie is an old wise man and like most elderly people their is something endearing about him, he is so cute and adorable especially when he is the only one laughing at his jokes. As long as you attend lecture and take notes, you will get a good grade in his class.

A prime example of why tenure professors should be evaluated. Will not respond to emails, you wont get the syllabus until 4th or 5th week, and the class is a complete and utter waste of your time. Do not take Wilkie unless you absolutely have to. You will walk away with nothing but contempt for tenure policies and Mexico.

DO NOT take this class! No system. No organization. Everything's up in the air. I learned nothing. I watched some movies and wrote a paper on some made up topic (by the TAs) which had nothing to do with the course. If you can kiss serious TA ass though, then take this class. Your grade is 100% dependent on this skill. I was not so good at it, and received a B.

Correction of my previous feedback:

instead of "winter quarter", it should say "fall quarter".

Please correct on my review. Thanks.

This professor shouldn't teach. Altough he is very knowledgable and has decades of experience, he is never available to students, isn't concerned about our learning, and definitely can't express his passion for the subject. He dumped lectures on the guest speaker (each class) and interraction with students on TAs, which also had to record attendance of the office hours. During the entire winter quarter, he has spend less than 10 hours total in the classroom with us.