Horrible Professor, Failed 80% of the class at the mid term and then gave a worthlessly easy final, that devauled the overall grade of class, so happy its over with. Horrible lectures that seem to go no where, films are okay, but the readings are all thats on the test.

She rambles and cuts off students when speaking their ideas or corrects them. she expects a level of knowledge on Latin American Cinema that many students don't have, and seems critical of that lectures are redundant and hard to sit through.

She seems passionate but her lectures are disorganized and don't add any value. Shows a film every lecture and all of them have been boring. Midterm essays, final research essay, and a final exam along with 2-4 dense readings a week. Attendance is mandatory and is offered only at the end of class. She seems nice but would not take her again

I think Professor Venegas is really sweet & enjoys what she teaches. It could feel very broad, but I don't think I ever felt like I was completely stuck in class. It's not my learning style, but overall my class seemed to vibe with her. if you take her, being someone who can memorize verbal lectures well or type notes fast might help you succeed.

Ok. I definitely agree with the other reviews here that Professor Venegas's lectures are very broad, skip over key content, and do not guide her students to success. I wanted to come here to give her some credit. Since the TA strike, she has cancelled her final paper and extended our research paper deadline by almost a week. Very thoughtful of her.

Some of her choices were pretty lackluster and she missed a lot of major players in the New Wave movement. Lectures are long and not related to assignments but do provide background on a film's significance. However, she doesn't respect her students and changed her attendance policy halfway through. Quite unhelpful and lowkey rude but she's ok ig.