GE CLST 60B
America in Sixties: Politics, Society, and Culture, 1954 to 1974
Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, two hours. Enforced requisite: course 60A. Limited to first-year freshmen. Interdisciplinary exploration of U.S. society from Brown versus Board of Education (1954) to resignation of Nixon. Topics include civil rights, Great Society, anti-Vietnam war movement, political and artistic countercultures, and changes in technology, law, and media. Letter grading.
Units: 6.0
Units: 6.0
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Winter 2025 - There are 4 professors (which if you're reading this you've prob already taken 60a so know the description of each but I'll explain my opinion on each): Decker is a bit bland and honestly the first professor where I felt intimidated to raise my hand due to how he almost zeroes in on students who answer his questions and he continues to ask that specific student questions. Avila is a bit hard to follow, but I found that if I take fewer (less detailed) notes on his slides I really enjoyed and respected the material he lectured about and took more away from it, honestly. Fink is hilarious, very quirky, and keeps the audience entertained, his topics on music are honestly the most challenging thing to totally grasp in the class if you haven't done music in your life, but he breaks it down well. Finally, Vavreck is easily the best lecturer, it feels like I'm watching a professional speaker who really knows what she's talking about - and her lectures are super engaging, but she doesn't lecture often. The material is quite interesting for this class, but the TA matters WAY too much when it comes to grading and the stress/effort level you need to put in. Choose your TA wisely.
Winter 2025 - There are 4 professors (which if you're reading this you've prob already taken 60a so know the description of each but I'll explain my opinion on each): Decker is a bit bland and honestly the first professor where I felt intimidated to raise my hand due to how he almost zeroes in on students who answer his questions and he continues to ask that specific student questions. Avila is a bit hard to follow, but I found that if I take fewer (less detailed) notes on his slides I really enjoyed and respected the material he lectured about and took more away from it, honestly. Fink is hilarious, very quirky, and keeps the audience entertained, his topics on music are honestly the most challenging thing to totally grasp in the class if you haven't done music in your life, but he breaks it down well. Finally, Vavreck is easily the best lecturer, it feels like I'm watching a professional speaker who really knows what she's talking about - and her lectures are super engaging, but she doesn't lecture often. The material is quite interesting for this class, but the TA matters WAY too much when it comes to grading and the stress/effort level you need to put in. Choose your TA wisely.
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