Prof Holt is one of the most amazing people on the planet. She makes lectures super engaging and interesting and she is so funny and fun! Having a good TA makes a huge difference.
Professor Holt treated us all like adults and truly wanted us to be familiar, passionate, and comfortable with the class material to help us succeed in life, not just for a grade. She genuinely cares about every students' thoughts and opinions and is the most understanding and personable professor I have had.
Best professor I've had at UCSB. Never wanted to miss a lecture even though attendance isn't mandatory. Very accommodating to and understanding of her students.
Professor Holt genuinely cares about her students and is always accessible and wants her students to reach out to her. The class is also really interesting but is made a lot better by Holt's wit and humor. She canceled the final exam due to external factors that affected her students because she cares more about students' well-being than the exam.
Probably my favorite professor I've had at UCSB. Is incredibly passionate about what she talks about, is easily approachable. Would definitely recommend taking whatever class she teaches. Just do the readings and the two papers and you should be fine. She gives study guides with the midterm and final questions on them.
Jenny is one of my favorite teachers I have had so far at UCSB. Her lectures, although very long, are thought provoking. I found the course material as interesting and engaging. The class can be rather tough since your grade is mainly determined on essays regarding your knowledge of the material. You can get by without reading the articles.
Prof Holt is a very opinionated and interesting person. Her lectures are fun and up to date. But as a professor she isn't that good. She cancelled her office hours almost every week. And when she did have office hours, she was not helpful at all. And in the end it all depends on what TA you get. To help you, give you feedback and grade your work.
Great professor! She is goofy and funny and made the class interesting. LOVES interspecies relationships and often showed clips. Subject matter was interesting. Barely read and ended up with a B+. Would definitely recommend any class of hers.
One of the best teachers I've ever had. This class blew my mind. The information is super relevant and applicable to your life. I feel like this course should be required for everyone to take because the material covered is so important. And Holt is such a bad ass and she's hilarious.
Truly one of the greatest professors I've had, and I have had many I overload every quarter. Finally a prof who understands that being funny, interesting, and passionate makes it easier for students to learn. Learned more and remembered more than any class ever. She is a great person, will do anything to help you if you put in the effort
The class was a seminar and boy were the expectations high. She always had a critique about everything that was said by any of us, made me feel unintelligent. A Lot of readings, and participation is a must, and as said before she is a tough grader.
Prof Holt is one of the funniest and most interesting prof's at UCSB, and is extremely knowledgable about media. Her clips & lectures are amusing, however, if you're not interested in the politics of the class you will have a hard time. Keep up with readings and screenings or else you will have no clue what she refers to in lecture.
This class is not that easy, you have to work to get a decent grade. You have to write two papers, even though the class doesn't give you a writing ge. She gives a study guide for the midterm and final. I suggest you study that ASAP because its exactly what's on her exams. Its an okay class, but nothing interesting. Make sure to read the articles!
Prof Holt was an amazing professor! She made lectures lively and interesting. All readings were on GAuchospace, so no textbook! Overall a great fun prof and I'd take another class of hers . Oh and she gives mid term and final exam questions! 1 small paper and 1 research paper
She's a very nice and intelligent lady, but I didn't find 45 minute long discussions on who updates their Twitter or Facebook more often. This was no film class, all media, so expect that. Ms. Holt knows her stuff, but it's pretty uninteresting unless you're a real media groupie like she is. Easy A, but not so easy to stay awake in.
Proffesor Holt was amazing! Her passion for film made the class engaging, and i made me feel passionate for film as well. I would definitely take another class she teaches. The only downside is all the writing the class required, yet it didn't count as a fulfillment for the writing requirement.
Yes, she is very funny and uses lots of interesting clips to reinforce her lecture (like the Daily show). I had a problem with her because a vast majority of lecture time was her discussing things that weren't relevant. So much so, that we got behind a week and discussion sections became confusing.
Single handedly restored my faith in the film department. I would take any class she taught.
Awesome professor. She is so funny and the way she explains things makes you genuinely interested. You can tell she knows a lot and she loves engaging in discussion with her students. This class made me think outside of the box regarding media. Should be a requirement for EVERYONE at UCSB!
One of my favorite professors ever!
Stockholm class. She is amazing!
She is hard to swallow sometimes but very educated and upbeat. She loves TV so you know she is motivated and very excited to teach it...as well as knowledgeable about the course. Do not necessarily have to go to class because she posted notes online but I would recommend it. If not than read!
She's cool as a person, but she grades SUPER hard. we watched one movie and then had one lecture a week, so it wasn't bad. plus, she's pretty funny, so class goes by quickly enough. i guess there's a lot of reading, but i didnt do much of it, and i did fine. ultimately, i'd take her again.