Professor Holt was a poor teacher. Lectures have little to do with course material and mostly go on about how she loves Chicago sports. Her slides are not helpful at all and seem to have almost no effort put into them. She demeans her students and uses shame and humiliation to express her disappointment in her class's performance.

Class is boring and as a film major, waste of my time since it's only about media and not about film at all. By the 8th week, I almost had a mental breakdown from the amount of work this class needed. A 300-500 word short essay every week and two papers about 1500 words each. That's not even to mention the mt and final were absolute hell. Dont take

The readings and concepts can be a lot to retain and I did find the exam preparation to be overkill, yet I have to credit Professor Holt for informing me on these important media topics and presenting them in such an active manner. While this was the hardest class I've taken, I really value what I'm taking away from it. It's vital beyond FAMST.

Very passionate and an expert in her field. Also very down-to-earth and creates a lecture environment that promotes helpful conversations. You definitely learn the most from the readings and sections, her lectures are interesting but not very information/note heavy.

Ridiculously hard class. My jaw dropped when I saw the first writing response (1300-1500 words) and I almost had a Joker era when we were handed the final. You're not learning anything in this class, you're just learning to memorize. She also takes off not half of a letter grade, but whole letter grades for even just a day late. Will not take again

This class was difficult but very interesting. Tests were very hard but all possible questions were given beforehand so it's possible to do super well, just takes a lot of work. Prof is very friendly, fun, engaging and approachable -- she kept 2 hour lectures interesting throughout. Relevant and interesting screenings. The best 101 I've taken.

Tough grading and lots of reading. Lectures were interesting but can be repetitive.

I learned so so much in this class. Content varies in how interesting it is but Holt is fantastically entertaining and passionate. The midterm and final were an insane amount of work (3500 words), the papers were more reasonable, just be ready to write a lot. This class will make you feel smart.

Prof. Holt is amazing as a lecturer. She's so passionate and cares so much about engaging with students and the course material. FAMST70 is so valuable as a class, but it was so demanding and took up so much of my time and effort. Two 1000 word papers, and a midterm and final that were around 3500 words each. Prompts were really difficult too.

Professor Holt is very passionate, which makes her go on tangents a lot. Sometimes she will go the entire class without starting the lecture. Midterm and the final were both 4000+ word essays and she says you can't repeat any concepts multiple times, which is impossible given her prompts. Also only releases the prompt a week before its due.

this class should be a requirement for every student, the topics covered are extremely important in today's society. might seem like a lot of work if you were expecting a throw away ge class, but it is worth it. dr. holt's lectures are amazing and she genuinely cares about her subject. i was disappointed when i accidentally missed one.

Professor Holt has been hands down my favorite professor at this school. She turns the course into something fantastic, it is very dependent on participation from us. It is heavy in course work and writing -- but she lets you know this at the beginning of the quarter, so you shouldn't be surprised. She is so passionate and truly the best!!