Took this my fall quarter as a first year, my FAV class ever and I love this man. Please take a class with him if you have the chance. Tests are easy and there isn't much work, only downside is a research paper towards the end of the course - not harsh graders though. Easy A if you go to class, readings pretty interesting too but not mandatory.

I loved having Anth 2 with Whittle so much that I'm currently minoring in anthropology now. The class was overall super interesting and Whittle showed an obvious passion for the course. He presented material in a way that was very interesting to me.

Whittle was a great professor and I loved going to lecture. However, there was a lot of assignments and the final paper was pretty hard; the TAs tend to grade hard and I went to office hours a lot for help. The material was interesting and I definitely learned a lot in this class that was applicable to real life. I'd reccommend for a GE.

Whittle is an amazing prof!! He cares about his profession, and works hard to make sure the students are equally inspired. Lecture was never boring... it was straightforward and the midterm and final were fair. This was the 1st class I ever took at Ucsb and I would recommend taking it to satisfy a GE.

This was my favorite class I have taken at UCSB so far. Prof Whittle is an amazing professor and he really changed how I see a lot of things in a good way. He incorporated his field work experience into his lectures and kept them entertaining and interesting. I can't say enough how much I loved this class, and I would 100% take it again.

Grades really depend on what TA you choose. Attendance matters. His lecture is slow. Though the lecture talks about thinking emically and etically, I remember some test questions are designed for emic perspectives. Many test questions are from lectures/readings. I like his fieldworks and funny stories. But I am not interested in many topics.

Whittle cares so deeply about his subject and students. I highly recommend office hours, if only to pick his brain. I did several times and left feeling like I understood the content and the world in a new light. For anth2 at least, the class is interesting and pretty easy. I cannot recommend Whittle highly enough. Great guy and a great professor.

This professor is AMAZING. After I took his class in the fall I looked for more classes he was teaching in the winter, however, he is a guest lecturer and was not teaching in the winter. If you are lucky enough to find a class he is teaching TAKE IT. Professor Whittle is so passionate about anthropology and is a superstar in his field.

Matt is super down to Earth and makes lectures interesting. This class has no gimmicks- straightforward path to get an A. All the info you need to know for the exams are covered by the lectures and there is ample review in section. Really don't have to read any of the textbook readings (maybe jot the definitions) but definitely read the excerpts.

Professor Whittle is a great lecturer - funny, clear, engaging. The iclicker music at the beginning of lecture is always fun. Try recommending a song for extra credit. Grade is based on a midterm (mc in class, sa take home), paper (7 pages), section, and final (same as mid). Most important thing to do is read and ask your TA for the tests' topics.

Class was easy, I stopped reading the textbook about 3 weeks in, and was able to do just fine with the lectures. Whittle is passionate about anthropology, and that energy made the class fun. Grade consisted of 1 midterm, 1 7 page paper, and 1 final, all very manageable.

I came into this class thinking I was going to enjoy this class all that much but boy was I wrong. Professor Whittle opened my eyes to the world of anthropology. He is a fantastic lecturer and his exams are fairly straightforward. He also tell some fascinating stories but I guess you'll just have to take the class and find out for yourself.