Professor Williams is WONDERFUL! This was my favorite GE I have taken at UCLA. Go to class and take good notes and do the readings (which are interesting). She incorporates a lot of media and videos - we watched a Justin Timberlake or Beyonce video almost every class (and wrote an essay on them for the final!) Rana is an awesome TA too. I got an A- in the class without putting in too much extra study time. The class is a lot of concepts rather than memorization. TAKE IT!

Williams is very passive aggressive. The Ta makes the grade and showing up to lecture is not worth it. She takes attendance on poll everywhere and you can easily take attendance from your dorm with the app. The book is mostly online and it is far too overpriced. Class is not hard to do well just do the extra credit and do the readings. The class had one midterm and a final no essays. Easy Class

This class was phenomenal. Professor Williams was engaging, confident, eloquent, and clearly an expert in her field. Her lectures were clear and insightful, and challenged the way I think about the world. The weekly readings were sometimes dense but very rewarding, and the ta's were dedicated, helpful, and very knowledgeable. There were 3 essays and no tests (only weekly reading responses in section), and overall the material was both eye-opening and relevant. No textbook was required, just articles posted on the class website. Take this class! I would definitely recommend it if you are looking for a great GE!

Williams is a sweet woman that is very passionate and knowledgeable n the subject. Highly recommend this as a GE. No midterm of final, just three short essays. Lecture was usually hit or miss for me, with some being very engaging and others seeming to be pointless or repetitive. Lecture is not all that important in this class, but discussion is definitely worth it because this is where you discuss the main ideas of the readings which you can then use to write about. There was a good amount of reading but it was almost always very interesting to read about and can change your perspective on things. That being said, don't take this class if you're not willing to be open-minded.

Since this class doesn’t have any exam m, your grade entirely depends on how lenient is your TA. My TA is very picky in terms of everything that she grades and even said during discussion that she absolutely disregard any negotiations.

The unfairness in this class is sickening

Your grades totally depend on your TA, with some TAs being really lenient and give perfect grades on your essay(I know this from my friends who had an easier TA); while others being extremely strict and somewhat unfair.
I had a TA who failed to explain the concepts clearly in the discussion and was inconsistent in her grading. Although she is not the most strict to my knowledge, as commented by others earlier, "the unfairness in the class is sickening ".

I'm not sure why there are negative reviews about Prof Williams! I loved her lectures, and found the topics very interesting. If you're closed minded about what gender, sex, and race are, don't take this class. However, you're grade completely depends on your TA. I highly recommend Shondra Thompson. She was amazing and knew what she was talking about. I wish I could take this class again and again.

First of all, I really love the materials in this class. It is really interesting and let me rethink the gender.
HOWEVER, the professor really does not make sense in her class. Barely anyone I know went to the lecture even though she gave extra credit if you go to 15 lectures. I tried going at first, but I just fell asleep because I really cannot follow her.
Besides, this class is SO UNFAIR. I know some of my friends get some 100/100 in their paper. I am like, seriously??? and I know some of the TA, as long as you show up in the discussion, they gave you full credit and they finished the discussion earlier.
My TA, Jennifer, really does not make sense in her discussion. She never talks about her understanding of the materials and she only asks students to have the discussion themselves. Everyone just got more confused after the discussion.
But there are still some good TA.
Anyway, DON'T take this class, instead, ask your friends for the class material cuz it is really interesting!!

Weekly readings were sometimes a lot, but considering there were not exams, it was definitely worth it. Weekly graded reading quizzes in section and three 700 word essays, if i remember correctly. Overall really easy to manage and you don't need to be in lecture, since you don't have an exam, and the topic tends to veer off course. You'll only get through maybe 3 slides a lecture. Depends on how strict a grader your TA is, but if you show up to section, you'll get a basic idea of what they're like.