The lectures have nothing to do with the assignments that are painful. So far we wrote 2 single-spaced pages about our favorite songs (a lot more painful than it sounds) and 5 pages about your favorite piece of clothing. Ridiculous. Somehow despite almost graduating college I'm having to do assignments that feel like they belong in grade school.

Easy GE but get ready to write 5 pages about a sweater

If y'all couldn't get an A or complain about not getting an A, you're the problem. Prof. Casillas was the best professor I've had at UCSB. She cares about students, is super accommodating, and overall just a great person in general. The material was super engaging and interesting, and the class was just fun to be in. I'm sure the majority agrees.

the due dates for all assignments are in the syllabus from day 1, but she doesn't release any instructions at all about the assignment until 4-5 days before its due. super frustrating. how easy this class is depends entirely on which TA you get

Very nice and caring professor, pretty easy class. Super easy to pass as a GE, as long as you follow instructions for the writing it's easy to get a good grade. Lots of reading but for the most part you don't have to do it.

Recorded lectures plus in-person instruction. The lectures are hard to follow if you don't do the reading. I don't recommend this course to any international students, because you would feel very detached and foreign to the subjects discussed. TAs are important. They grade all the assignments -- concept map, paper outline, paper, short essays.

Interesting Course, Good GE Choice. 50% easy quizzes if you take great notes and do the reading stuff. 10% events attendance. 40% (section, paper, outline) is graded by TA but it is also easy and interesting topic.

Super interesting & not difficult at all -- solid GE choice. Lectures were prerecorded, some readings were pretty long but nothing horrible. Quizzes were based off reading & lecture; pretty detailed MC questions but open note (take good notes!). Dropped lowest quiz. Paper also easy & interesting. Accessible to students & receptive to feedback.

Professor Casillas was AMAZING! She was really understanding with the circumstances and classes being online. Her lectures were always interesting and she was highly accessible. Reading quizzes throughout the quarter, all of which are completely passable, and final is an essay.

Course in interesting. But papers are graded entirely on formatting. My pdf would format into a .doc incorrectly, pushing everything a line down, and I'd get 15 points off. Almost seems like they don't care about the actual content of the essay. Final/quiz is online. Take good notes in lecture. A good GE. Prof and TAs are accessible and nice.

Expects you to recall exact sentences from very long, very heavy readings. Doesn't post slides, doesn't let you take pictures, and goes through slides way too fast. The tests are poorly written, and you'll lose points because multiple answers are correct or the questions themselves are worded ambiguously. Mostly recites from the readings.

Online midterm and final exams, which were hard if you didn't do the readings and go to all of the lectures. Two simple and straightforward papers. Pop quizzes in section. TAs and Prof are accessible. This class was great and I definitely learned a lot!

Easy writing class. really loved this class. straightforward and interesting. She's a great professor. This class def has become my top favorite! a lot of readings but i only did half of them, missed some lectures but overall did really good in tests.

I loved this class so much! Dr. Casillas was amazing! She opened my eyes to a whole knew subject, that I had never explored before. Lectures were always fun and interactive, and I never got bored. She always let us out of lecture early, which was cool. My TA Marina was intimidating, but really cool, caring, and helpful throughout the quarter.

Get ready to write papers for this class since this class fulfills the writing criteria. But honestly, you would get at least a B if you wrote something. I enjoyed going to the lecture because Professor Casillas is an amazing lecturer. I did not do any of the reading, and I ended up with a B in the class. Easy GE class!

The professor was absolutely amazing! The worst part was that there was no midterm but, there were 4-5 writing assignments and one cumulative final. The TAs are basically in charge of grading and if you could avoid Pinheiro, you should. Her grades were miscalculated and she had unclear grading criteria. I didn't do any readings but passed with a B!

Funny lecturer that tries to stay "hip!" No midterm, multiple choice + essay for the final. 3 different writing assignments throughout the quarter with somewhat clear rubrics, though I feel that the TAs are pretty subjective. No iClicker and lecture attendance is not mandatory, though it definitely helped with the final.

So enthusiastic and fun! Makes the class very interesting and easy to keep up with.

She made this class so much more difficult than it needed to be. She posts all of her lecture slides online, but typically still just reads straight from the slides and theres no iclicker making it easy not to come to class. There is not clear criteria for grading, and it is all up to if the TA likes you. The final is ridiculous and way too hard.

Prof. Casillas is one of the best professors I have had at UCSB. She is funny, and makes the topics she discusses interesting. The readings are not that bad, and she is very approachable!

Multiple choice test and a analytical paper. Don't go on your phone. She is knowledgable about her stuff but if you have a question you should ask because she has a lot to go through. You should study and read (reader) in order to do well. my ta Mercedes O. was awesome and led me to the ed minor

If you take Chicano Studies, take it with Casillas. Her lectures may be entirely based off her assigned readings, but she only mentions the most important parts for the class. You do not need to know anything else about the readings. Go to section, turn in your phone for 4 Extra Credit Points, and you should get an A. She is a great person!

Amazing professor, fair grader, overall excellent experience

Dolores is an amazing professor! Took her for my Senior Seminar, lectures were super interesting and discussions were both enlightening and stimulating. The readings were long but very relevant to the course. Highly recommend taking a class with her!