She lives in LA, so she doesn't really come to do lectures. She just does it over zoom in the lecture hall. Nobody pays attention in class because 1. She's on zoom and 2. She's very very boring. I think she's been

Professor Tashcian is a bit all over the place when it comes to lectures, so it can be hard to take notes. Readings are mandatory as you have weekly summaries.

As a professor and teacher, Helen was wonderful. Very intelligent and eager for class discussions, as well as responsive outside of class. There are lots of readings per week, but most of them you can just scan over or skip completely. The lectures very loosely relate to those readings, if at all. Papers due every week + a long research paper final

She gives helpful feedback on the weekly assignments, they consist of 2 big 4-5 page essays for the midterm and final, and the weekly 2-3 page essays. It can be overwhelming so don't wait and do the writing last minute lol

I was confused on why people thought this was a heavy workload class. 2 pages each week is very easy and the material we write about is interesting and easy to watch or read. Helen is an amazing professor and proved multiple times that she does care about her students. Reaching her outside of class is very easy and she offers support where she can

prof taschian is a great professor and very passionate but this class is a lot of unnecessary work. do not take it if you're not taking it for a major class. there are 2-page papers due every week, which aren't super hard, but the material tends to be pretty boring. class is also mandatory but she's understanding about absences.

Super nice and caring prof, was really understanding about covid, getting sick, and was really nice to everyone. Grading is 1/2 weekly writing assignments (mini papers ~2 pages) and the other half a big research paper (due halfway through the quarter, ~8 pages). Attendance and section and lecture is tracked, and you can't miss more than 5.

Prof. Taschian claims that the class is hard, but it's definitely not that bad. 8 page research paper is worth 50% of your grade, and the other 50% is weekly writing assignments. Reading isn't necessary except for what is required in the writing assignments. Lectures can be boring, but attendance is taken. TAs graded all assignments. No tests.

Taschian's lectures get very rambly, and the readings are intense to start (one/two page papers due on the readings every week) but the class gets easier as time goes on. Readings were very interesting, and Taschian is super accessible + kind outside of class. No final for this class, and the readings get less dense/hard as the class progresses

Art 1A with Professor Taschian was a wonderful experience. Weekly reading assignments, very in-depth and enjoyable lectures, and an 8-page research paper. No final! Very generous in grading, cares for her students and was always open to questions, and took time to prepare you for your paper. Would highly recommend!

An introductory course that felt like an upperdivision in regards to assignments,grading, and expectations. I liked how challenging it was because it never felt particularly unfair. I loved the professor and the material. My major doesn't have anything to do with art but I still enjoyed this class very much

For Visual Literacy, there were 9 2-page writing assignment worth 50% of the grade and 1 formal research paper worth the other 50%. The lectures don't relate to the writing assignments so I never paid attention in class. I am a pretty bad writer but still got a decent grade. There are definitely easier classes for the art GE/writing requirement.