Professor Gutierrez-Jones is amazing. He's incredibly knowledgeable and kind. Attendance/homework is based off of daily discussion questions that you may be called on to share. His insight is always brilliant, but he really tries to get the class to have a dialogue. Fair-generous grader of the 1 paper assigned. Final consists of text ids+essay.

Wonderful teacher! Honestly the most fun class Ive ever taken (Sci Fi). Quite a bit of reading material but it is all engaging and easy to read! No midterm, only one paper, and short questions for each class meeting to use in discussion.

Carl is seriously an AMAZING professor. Has to be one of the best ones at UCSB. Trust these reviews/ratings. And take his sci-fi class if you can. The material is awesome, and his discussions really are an open forum; he welcomes everyone's ideas. He's just one of those professors that make you love whatever he's teaching. Do it. Take 192.

Excellent course. Prof was very clear, offers you a lot of insight, and the course is 100% discussion driven. You bring in a question on the reading for everyone to discuss daily (attendance is mandatory), so you really get to choose what you learn. It's also fairly easy.

I had this professor for 192 and 197. Absolutely fantastic at running a seminar course. Always left ecstatic about the course. One of the few that inspired me to enjoy my readings. Take him if the course topic looks good and you can handle an essay or two. One of my favorites.

Great Professor...Really Clear and interesting...Its all about class discussion...So participation keeps the class running...Awesome books. One of the few classes at UCSB, where you could see yourself reading the books for fun...Overall a fantastic class and a great experience