Reviews of professor Ayse Parla

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
This is one of the best classes I took. Professor Parla is inspirational. I looked forward to her lectures which are super interesting and made me think about anthropology and culture differently. Exams neither easy nor hard and TFs a fair grader. Totally recommend.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Professor Parla's lecture is informative and interesting. The topic is definitely worth learning. TAs are not tough graders. You will get an A if you can make reasonable arguments and do not deviate significantly from the correct approach in essays and exams. As an AN course, the readings are not heavy compared to AN101.

Rating: 2.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
No lecture recordings; lectures are boring.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Prof. Parla is ok. She assigns a lot of reading but you don't have to do it because she covers it all in class. Attending lectures is the most important thing, as everything she puts on exams is in the lectures. While she is passionate about the subject if you're not already interested in cultural anthropology she won't do much to change that.