Awesome professor! Her class is very straight forward. If you do the reading and pay attention in class you will get an A. The essays are really chill and are fun to write. Take her!!!

Prof. Babior's class got me interested in Anthropology. For anyone even considering the major/minor or just wanting to fulfill a GE, you couldn't ask for a more clear, or well prepared instructor. At times, she seems almost too thorough, but that's because she's so concerned that you understand the concepts. Her papers, projects, and TA's were great. Unlike some professors, Babior actually takes the time in OH to speak to you, and remember you. In addition. she prepares her TA's too, so you really can use them as a resource.

Babior is a pretty good professor. Lectures can go by a bit slowly at times, but she knows her material very well. Most of the reading wasn't too bad but is definitely needed to pass the exams. The subject matter discussed in class is often interesting.

Speaking of exams...the tests for this class are really strange. I took the midterm and final and walked out feeling confident about acing everything--and I ended up with a B in the class. My TA was Ayana, who was very smart and friendly, but I think she was a pretty hard grader.

Engaging lectures, very interesting reading-- a great course with a great professor. Dr. Babior is intelligent without being pretentious, explicative without being dry.
Go for it!

This was a good class for the most part. I wasn't too happy with my grade, but that was partially my fault. Although, I will say that she has a crazy curve that actually hurts you more than it helps you. I probably got about an 87 percent in the class and ended up with a B-. I wasn't super happy, especially because I always came out of tests thinking I aced them. However, on an interest scale, I thoroughly enjoyed the readings Professor Babior chose. They are long, but keep your attention well. Lectures are extremely boring, I fell asleep during many of them. In fact, almost all of the material she covers in the lectures is in the reading, the Lavenda and Shultz book in particular. Still, this is a hard class to flunk, and if you are simply in need of units, by all means take the class.

All in all, a great GE course. Professor Babior is knowledgable, keeps lectures reasonably interesting, and gives fair tests. Both of the assignments (mini-papers with little extras)were fairly easy (started the night before on both and received high marks on both). The tests were very reasonable, especially if you had read the majority of the assigned reading and payed attention in class. I recommend this class and professor to anyone who needs a semi-interesting GE course that won't kill your GPA.

Prof. Babior is a great person and teacher. Her lectures are very organized and she goes at a reasonable pace. The readings for the class aren't that bad. She doesn't ask really detailed questions on the exam. You can get by with reading them once or sorta skimming. Most of the stuff from the reading that she wants you to know she goes over in lecture or it's gone over in discussion sections. I'd recommend going to all lectures and discussions because they helped me a lot for the exams when I sorta didn't get to finish all of the ethnnographies ;) Her exams are fair and she gives you study guides that cut your study time. I'd definitely recommend this professor and this class as a G.E.

This is a great GE to take...GREAT professor.

she is very knowledgeable and the subject is interesting, but this class involved a lot of reading and lectures became boring quickly.
prof babior focuses on lectures and on the reading in her tests, so you HAVE to do ALL the reading to get a good grade.
..not all its cracked up to be, but still a pretty decent course.

Professor Babior's teaching style encorporates students' opinions and ideas. In that way, it is a very entertaining lecture. Her reading selections are fun, and it is a fairly easy class over all. I would highly recommend it to others. She is a genuinely nice person who is very concerned in student learning.