Professor
Audrey Harris
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Fall 2023 - Highly recommend this course if you need a non-major upper division elective with no discussion and a very light workload. Readings are minimal, and the course content is interesting too. There are a few discussion posts and small creative writing assignments but they were all manageable within a full course load. Professor Harris was a generous (largely completion-based) grader and encouraged students to be creative and adapt the course content to their own culture.
Fall 2023 - Highly recommend this course if you need a non-major upper division elective with no discussion and a very light workload. Readings are minimal, and the course content is interesting too. There are a few discussion posts and small creative writing assignments but they were all manageable within a full course load. Professor Harris was a generous (largely completion-based) grader and encouraged students to be creative and adapt the course content to their own culture.
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Spring 2024 - The class was a little unorganized it was her first time teaching it and with all the strikes and protests it was a little difficult navigating as we switched to online. Overall I don't think the assignments were hard, she is very understanding and a sweet professor if you love structure, it is probably not the best class for you.
Spring 2024 - The class was a little unorganized it was her first time teaching it and with all the strikes and protests it was a little difficult navigating as we switched to online. Overall I don't think the assignments were hard, she is very understanding and a sweet professor if you love structure, it is probably not the best class for you.
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Winter 2018 - I took three classes with professor Harris: M155A, M155B, and 155C. I thoroughly enjoyed her classes and the literature we had to read. In fact, I learned about one of my favorite books "The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gómez" in her class. Professor Harris introduced interesting topics for our class discussion, which were always very relevant to this day and age. She made great parallels to the social issues of the Chicano movement to present-day ones. She encouraged class participation, so I would recommend staying on top of the reading assignments. Her midterms and finals were also more creative. For one of the classes, she gave us the choice of PowerPoint presentation, scripted video, or written essay. I do feel like this was one of the few classes I took at UCLA, where I was able to use my creativity instead of writing your traditional 10-page essay. I also liked how lectures weren't limited to literature, she would also share relevant digital media. One of my favorite lectures was when she brought the director of "No mas bebes" to talk to the class after a class viewing of the documentary! Professor Harris is also nice and easy to talk to. I always felt comfortable sharing my ideas and point of view during class discussions. I would definitely recommend any of her courses if you are looking for compelling literature and engaging conversations.
Winter 2018 - I took three classes with professor Harris: M155A, M155B, and 155C. I thoroughly enjoyed her classes and the literature we had to read. In fact, I learned about one of my favorite books "The Miraculous Day of Amalia Gómez" in her class. Professor Harris introduced interesting topics for our class discussion, which were always very relevant to this day and age. She made great parallels to the social issues of the Chicano movement to present-day ones. She encouraged class participation, so I would recommend staying on top of the reading assignments. Her midterms and finals were also more creative. For one of the classes, she gave us the choice of PowerPoint presentation, scripted video, or written essay. I do feel like this was one of the few classes I took at UCLA, where I was able to use my creativity instead of writing your traditional 10-page essay. I also liked how lectures weren't limited to literature, she would also share relevant digital media. One of my favorite lectures was when she brought the director of "No mas bebes" to talk to the class after a class viewing of the documentary! Professor Harris is also nice and easy to talk to. I always felt comfortable sharing my ideas and point of view during class discussions. I would definitely recommend any of her courses if you are looking for compelling literature and engaging conversations.