Kindest man and so intelligent. An honor to take a class with him.

Mario was probably the best professor I've had at UCSB. Not only was he caring, but his lectures were also soo interesting. Definitely, my favorite class I've taken at UCSB. I highly recommend taking CH168 with him. There's not a lot of homework, only readings. The tests aren't hard as long as you pay attention to the lectures and the readings.

5 books written by him..very one-sided if you ask me.+stayed online when he couldve done inperson-- idrc about that but he just reused 2020 videos (it's 2022 rn) which really just isn't cool i think only one of the books couldn't be found online (i of course mean legally guys!) not hard tho ig u can take the class just dont expect much from prof

Easy class, weekly quizzes requires reading and watching the lectures. But midterms and Finals are super easy.

I enjoyed taking Chicano Studies, the material was fascinating to learn about and the class was easy overall. The only complaint was that we had five required readings which seemed like a lot for a GE but the readings was very fascinating. The weekly quizzes were easy as long as you did the readings and attended lecture. Final was also manageable.

I loved Prof Garcia & this class! He seems to really care and doesn't get too complex with the material. Weekly quizzes every Monday are based on the past week's lectures/readings and are super straightforward. Section participation is required but manageable. As long as you stay on top of the reading and lectures, you'll be fine.

Pretty cool GE class with fascinating subject matter. Slightly strict with some policies but not a hard class if you do the reading.

So its only 3 weeks into the quarter and Profe gets the son of Cesar Chavez to make a personal video greeting and inspirational message for us! It was amazing to hear from this legend's son, and for a class on Cesar Chavez it made it more REAL to me. Ive taken a class with Dr Garcia Martinez before, and these are the things he does. Its very nice.

His material can be confusing and not very engaging on top of that, he is very arrogant and doesn't care much about his students. He comes off as nice but at the end of the day, he just wants to hear himself talk and silence whoever doesn't agree with him. If you're a parent or have a job etc. stay away from this professor.

Strict policy on section attendance and lots of reading, but as long as you can attend section and read it's a pretty easy A. Quizzes every week on lecture and reading but they were all easy (all MC). Midterm and final were both composed of just short-answer type questions. Class is interesting, and overall he's a pretty good professor.

All books that we read in this course are written by him which gives a limited POV of Chicano History.

In every single email sent you are reminded there is no makeups no exceptions for stuff.. during a pandemic. Dont think Id take this professor again. Weekly quizzes are easy if you do the readings & look over the lecture slides. You get a time frame one day for a few hours. 5 books, all written by him, but not too bad content wise.

It was such a crazy quarter but this class was taught like a lower division class. Professor Garcia depended a lot on his TA so when he went on strike the class basically fell apart. A lot of extra credit was offered but the quality of the class was not great.

I've taken 2 classes with Dr. G-M and I'm totally serious when I say to IGNORE posts saying he's a terrible or awful professor. He has NEVER denied anyone a chance to express themselves in the classes that I sat in. In fact, he was ALWAYS trying to prompt us, but most of the class was busy with their phones or not doing doing the reading to talk.

He does not let you express how you interpreted the reading and he wants you to focus on how he saw tge reading. He wasnt very clear on one of the essay prompts and made it seem like it was the students fault when it was his lack of clear wording. It was honestly my least liked class while here at UCSB. There is no freedom for expression.

Wasnt a fan of the way he has his class structured. You have to really read in between the lines on all work and go with what he says. It seems like you arent allowed to have a mind of your own when it comes to the reading and how you react to it. His tests will can have fives answers for one point if you get them all correct otherwise you get .5

Profe was intimidating the first day. The first thing he said to us was Chicana literature is not activism, its not sociology, it is an artform, something aesthetic and amazing! He said it unapologetically and condescendingly, but he makes you curious and open to all its forms. Exams were WAY too specific, gave choices for paper, which is good.

I took this P/NP. Multiple choice was directly from lecture. Make sure you do the readings or he gets frustrated, and it is helpful for tests. He could come off a little arrogant at times, but he cared a lot about the subject. I almost wish we went more in depth and stayed more focused during lectures so I could have learned more.

Now that the final is done, Im in the clear and gotta say that Profes class was the most interesting experience I had. He gets you to know Chicana history and how to interpret it. He ran out of material while there was still a 1/2 left of lecture, and he made lame jokes, but Id totally take him again because hes smart and doesnt over-work you.

Prof. Garcia is very passionate in his lectures and knows the information thoroughly. The tests contain no tricks and are primarily based on what he stresses and clearly emphasized in lecture. Very straightforward. Class can get boring if you aren't interested in the topic.

MOST BORING PROF IVE EVER HAD. SO annoying that we have to buy books HE wrote and attend MANDATORY out of lecture presentations to support the books he wrote. The books are painful but u pretty much have to read them. The 10pg paper is annoying but doable. Lectures (all his own opinion) arent put online, have to go to class. TA sarah L saved me

Mario Garcia was an Amazing Professor. He only reads off his notes, and only has pictures for his slides. It is 25% Section with super easy weekly quiz. 25% Midterm, 25% 10 page interview paper that you make into a narrative (easy) and 25% Final. Midterm and final were both 40 multiple choice Qs with a choice of 2 free response about the books.

I loved Prof. Garcia. Really cared about the information and made it interesting. 6 books (not textbooks) to read (half written by him) and one 10 page paper. Super easy, nice TAs. The final isn't cumulative so it's like a second midterm. Would definitely recommend, GREAT GE

Loved the class, I attended all the lectures and read all the required material, so the midterm and final were easy. There is a 10 page paper that was required, but that wasn't too bad. His passion for the class made it easy to be interested, although sometimes he was repetitive.