Reviews of professor Mike Amezcua

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
His class is extremely boring and repetitive. We talk about the same ultra liberal ideals every single class. Good class to fulfill cultures and contexts requirement but if you don't have to fulfill that, don't take it.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There are 5 papers and 6 books to read which may seem like a lot but it's really not necessary to read the entirety of every book and the essays are short and straighforward. Although the lectures didn't always coincide clearly with the book we were reading, they were always extremely interesting and I genuinely wanted to show up to class.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 1.0/5
The easiest way to satisfy Cultures & Context requirement. It is 4 books & 5 papers, but you only have to read 2-3 chapters to write the papers (4 pages 2x spaced) Recitations are not outside of class time, grade varies on TA, but I had a hard grading TA & got an A, and yes its a lecture, but if you talk a bunch in the recitations, you'll do great.

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
There are 3 papers due and they are based off the readings, so at least skim the readings. The lectures are informative and fun, sometimes there are guest lecturers. Depending on your TA you might have to participate in lectures, but regardless you should sit close to the front because the professor has a mic, but it doesn't always work.

Rating: 3.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
No tests which may seem like a + but if you're not a good writer/won't do the readings don't bother. Like 75% of your grade is papers and the other 25% is attendance. Class description is way off from what you actually get, so go the first day and then decide if you want to drop it. The class is good for a core requirement otherwise, nah.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 2.0/5
Had him for Global Culture Wars. It was an exciting class, and I loved that it didn't have a recitation. The reading is heavy, but it's not a textbook. We read five smaller books. Some were easy reads, others not so much. But honestly, you could pass the class by just reading what you need to write the paper.

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Though he was kinda mean at first given his rules at the beginning but honestly he's a solid teacher. Wrote me a recommendation. Lots of reading material but they're all interesting and relevant. Never felt like either of the readings were useless or not worth the time. Not an easy professor but definitely not hard either. Worth it in my opinon.