I took Prieto's class last year and loved it! He's very dedicated to the material which made the class super interesting. Highly recommend

Great guy who cares about his students, but his class was awful for these reasons: 1)NO STRUCTURE or clear grading criteria. 2) extra credit is a SCAM he keeps in your "file"; no real grade given for the HOURS & HOURS of extra credit I did. 3) Two essays worth 50 & 40% that are graded harshly (20 of 180+ people got As) with highly specific prompts.

Professor Prieto is so kind and caring! He genuinely loves the materiel he teaches and because of this he chooses incredibly interesting novels and books for this course! Hee truly is the best professor you can always reach out to him and he sends reminders and tips for each class lecture, he really cares about his students and their success.

Super kind and caring prof. He is very passionate and helpful and a generous grader. This class is definitely manageable.

One of my favorite professors I've had. Took his FR154G class and am currently in FR104B, he genuinely cares about his students and wants them to succeed. He's so passionate about what he teaches, and the novels he has you read are genuinely interesting. Be prepared to read a good bit, but as it's enjoyable it's not difficult at all.

Its sad that some people hate on Prieto for teaching OTHER PEOPLES works. Its clear Prieto not only cares abt his students, but also actively works to research and promote anti racism. He uses controversial articles BUT THATS THE POINT to gain perspective on all sides of an argument. If you are BIPOC/LGBTQ+ dont feel hesitant to take this course.

Good class, content is interesting. Lectures could be a little boring sometimes. Discussion heavy, def do the readings for the essay and discussion forums plus they're interesting.

Prof. Prieto is one of my favorites at UCSB, not because his lectures are particularly fascinating but because he cares about his students' success, is pretty funny, and a very genuine person. I would recommend taking upper-div French classes w him bc he gives good feedback and is more understanding about mistakes non-native speakers make.

His lectures were always interesting and he is very open-minded about the world. Before every lecture, he played music from the region we studied and started with a summary of the lecture. He also provided students many opportunities to share their interpretations. There are a lot of forum post discussions but they are easy if you do the readings.

This class was one of the most fascinating ones I've taken! Prieto is subtly funny which is a bonus, and the books were so good I actually bought them (for reference, I've maybe done the assigned readings for one of the classes I've taken). He teaches using novels instead of just literature so the material is way more enjoyable to understand.

I took this class p/np and passed easily. I went to class about half the time and did about half the readings. Some of the readings I did do were pretty interesting, but overall I was disappointed with the content of the course as none of it was very new information or thought-provoking. But if you want an easy GE with minimal work, take CL171.

His class made me really consider a comparative literature minor.