Duran is clearly experienced. She is specific about the material she wants to know to make sure you pass the exams and ace the papers. She also has a witty and fun personality. Lectures do get repetitive and she does encourage class discussions because she likes her lectures to go as planned. She not very transparent about grading criteria.

Duran is a great professor and is very enthusiastic about the material. Skipping a few classes won't heavily impact you but I wouldn't recommend it as she often says little snippets that are interesting and won't remember them if you ask later. Great addition to the black studies department.

As an international student from France, I was scared about the grading and the difficulty of the class. However, Prof Duran integrated me so well, I loved the readings, I was passionated by her class, feedback. Amazing and talented teacher who knows what she's talking about. Bright and strong personality. Best teacher ever.

This lady should retire. She is WAY too old to be teaching. Her lectures were pretty stupid. All she did was talk about the books, so read them because it will be helpful. Overall, she wasn't too bad just liked to preach her feminist stuff.

Crazy liberal lady, very old, and thinks that berkeley grads are the smartest people in the world. First white person I met that really understands Black history. Recommended.

very good prof. exciting and most the books are cool too. fairly easy grader. def would reccommend.