Professor Prieto is one of the best at UCSB. This was my first comparative literature class, and as someone who enjoys writing, I was amazed at the content we covered. The essay prompts are manageable if you keep up with the readings. Prieto is accessible via email which was helpful when he read over my theses. Overall, great class!

I appreciated how Prieto engaged with students when he asks for participation. He listens very genuinely to what his students have to say and adds meaningful commentary which I believe is the reason people kept participating even in a daunting 100+ ppl lecture hall. As a bad writer, this was a doable A, but def read and go to class!

I took CLIT 171 and was blown away by how interesting and engaging this course is. I took this course on a whim, but Professor Prieto was an amazing and funny lecturer. You can tell that he is passionate about this course, and all of the reading materials are very interesting, I never got bored reading the books/watching the films.

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.

Here are some bullet points for Prof. Prieto -He is a super cool guy and his lectures are decent, very discussion based -Homework is mandatory - A decent amount of readings but the books are great and easy reads. - Not within my major but still really enjoyed the course - Can be a hard grader - Cares about what you have to say so participate!

I really enjoyed this course and it had a lot to do with how he structured and organized it. Class was basically a discussion and further understanding of the interesting novels he picked. You have to read them and watch the films to answer the essay questions. Prieto has a very clear, deep voice and great personality. No tech policy.

Had a long paper for the class, but he wasn't very clear on what he wanted. Didn't even have all the papers to hand back out when he said there would be. Means well through lecture, but it is pretty boring. He's big on iclickers.

His lectures are boring. Basically you sit there and listen to him talk for an hour. He means well but it was hard to stay interested during lectures. He is also pretty fluent so unless you're pretty good don't take him because he expects a lot from you.

A great variety of readings. Some are interesting, however most are lengthy and boring. Cool professor however his teaching style never failed to confuse me. I was lost on most of the reading however still passed. This guy has supersonic hearing!!

Good class! He has iclicker questions everyday, but the class itself isn't boring. There's a take home midterm and an in class final. As long as you pay attention in class and do the readings then you'll do well. He offers a lot of extra credit too! Pretty interesting class.

This class was great! I hated reading before this class, but Prieto changed that. The texts he picked were recent works, often short stories, and works-in-progress. He encouraged us to find our own meaning, and never forced his interpretation of the text onto the class. If you read the texts and go to class you will get an easy A.

such a hard class! you have to read a new novel each week, and they are very difficult. there was 2 essays (one term paper and one midterm) and the final was 2 essays. i hated going to lecture but you have to go because he does not post lectures online

Relies on the books heavily. Buy them all and read them all.