Reviews of professor Brian Karl

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Tbh, the class wasnt so bad. Although the class was heavy on readings (about 100 pgs/wk). The lectures were pretty dry and often confusing. I learned the most from my GSI. Overall, Dr. Karl is nice but its hard to follow his train of thoughts. If the GSI can explain the material well, then the class shouldnt be too bad. (Taken in the summer)

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Professor Karls lectures are well thought out but they essentially just repeat the content in the readings. He also does not do a great job projecting his voice and I often found it hard to stay awake. The class is easy however and the GSIs were great

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Be ready to read and the lectures are a bit hard to keep up with

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There is a lot of readings which you can do on your own time since his lectures are just discussions about it (at a slow and boring pace). Your GSI will be what helps you or makes it harder since his lectures were basically pointless. His lectures are mostly long pauses with filler ums and lip-smacking. Midterms/final are very time consuming.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Honestly, Professor Karl's ANTHRO 3AC class was not that bad. The lectures can be confusing and hard to follow at times since they mainly just go over the reading assignments. But, if you do the reading and ask clarifying questions to your GSI, you should be able to pass the class with a good grade.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
There are a lot of readings for this class some are very interesting which allows you to finish them pretty quickly, others are hard and very confusing but just go over them with your GSI and you'll be fine, lectures weren't really effective as Karl is very confusing the readings are where you learn! not in the lectures