Reviews of professor Matthew Hawkins

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His lectures are very laid back and easy to follow! The assignments aren't that hard, but you should keep up with your readings.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Hawkins is by far the best professor I have ever had. He is incredibly understanding and just wants his students to do well. He was engaging in our discussions and did everything possible to ensure you succeed. Will absolutely take any class he teaches.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Matthew Hawkins is an amazing, compassionate prof with a great sense of humour and a fun personality. He's engaging with his students and adapted easily and quickly during the Covid situation. Lots of readings but deeply engaging conversations. Worth taking any class he teaches for the discussions and information you'll take from it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Amazing prof. Would hands down take his class again. Amidst the corona virus, he has been understanding and communicative with all students. In class instruction is interactive and always interesting. His TA is a very tough grader, but he gives an easy A if you prove you've put in a good amount of effort and participate in class.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Hawkins is really passionate about autoethnography which is the reason why I am now so inspired by it. He picked one book and you focus on reading the entire thing throughout the semester and while writing your own autoethnography. I found it so easy but also learned so much from the process. His lectures were very practical and useful!

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
I think professor Hawkins is an intellectual in that he's able to effectively explain, and brake-down some rather obscure concepts. Also, there was a pres component, and the corona virus limited our chance of pres in class. We adapted, he adapted, and was responsive to our adaptations. He was supportive, and an overall genuine individual. I FW him.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
I'm pretty sure the prof said he hadn't been teaching this course for very long, so it wasn't organized the best. It is a seminar class (3hrs) and his lecturing style I found a little bland. Only four short reflection papers + final paper, and he tracks attendance. He was pretty easy with grading but the criteria was not the clearest.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Best professor Ive had so far. Lectures are quite long however he gives all the information you need in order to achieve a good mark. He is a very understanding professor especially during times like these and can be very flexible. I would definitely recommend him for students interested in learning about anthropology.