The class content was interesting, and her favorite genre is Film Noir, which is one of my favorites. But her lectures weren't engaging, and it did kind of feel like there was favoritism and power-tripping involved. However, I had an amazing TA, Lucia Ricciardelli, so section with her made me enjoy the class.

I agree with the comment below, worst professor honest

Put it this way I took her class, did my papers well before they were do, had my english professor and some friends look give me some feedback and still got a low grade, If your not in her major seminar class forget it, she seems to look down on you

Worst professor do not take, has favorites

professor really not good at all, do not recommend whatsoever

I had her for both 101A and 96. She is a great teacher! Although her lectures can sometimes be a bore, she is extremely helpful and friendly during office hours. She is very knowledgeable as well. She does grade hard, but I think it is fair.

worst professor i have ever had at ucsb

I was sure of a film major until i took this class. Try to avoid her as a professor. She stands in the front of the class and just reads off a piece of paper the whole time. I didn't know it was possible to make such an interesting subject so boring.

This class literally gave me a mild depression. It took over ALL the time in my life and even when I wasn't working on papers I was thinking about them. This class made my life horrible and I was sad all the time, doing things that I hated everyday. Just prepare for the worst quarter of your life.

Avoid if you can, if you can't, suck up to her because she definitely has her favorites.

Single-handedly the worst teacher I have ever had at ucsb. She cannot explain the concepts and she gets off on being wicked and mean. She needs to find another way to get out her frustration.

Absolutely my favorite professor while I was still at UCSB. She talks about each film we study like it's the best one ever made. And she's so knowledgeable about everything. Great professor, great to work with. Really loves what she does, and it shows.

Smart Lady but grades like a****, this class completely ****ed my GPA

Lectures f/notes. Class consists of (5) 10-page papers. Her grading is unsubstantiated; there is no clear grading system. The papers are written on 5 films that are guaranteed to put you to sleep, if the professor hasn't already. I would not recommend this teacher or class.

Dont buy the book and just listen to her lectures. It is an intense class with her and she grades hella hard. So good luck, if you can take the class with someone else. Even her TAs agree she is insanely hard grader

If she still offers this, look at the sample papers on Moodle, they help a lot!!! Also, don't wait till the last minute to do the papers, you WILL regret it. I took it over the summer, so it was 5 papers (7 pages each) in 6 weeks, but I think you get two weeks per paper during the year. The book is useless, so pay close attention in class!

This should be obvious, but go to class and do the reading. The tests are MC, short answer and essay, but if you follow the aforementioned advice they aren't a problem. The papers are pretty easy, but don't be afraid to ask the TA for help cause they are slightly not like your average paper. Her lectures go everywhere, but that doesn't really matt

Really liked Felando! Her lectures are well spoken, but you have to follow carefully because she doesn't use PowerPoint or repeat herself. GO TO LECTURE! She knows a LOT about Film, and is really good about answering questions. She expects a lot out of her dedicated students, so don't expect to just slip by.

Lectures are incredibly hard to follow, she reads them straight from her notes. She would often lecture to much and not show many clips. The tests were very difficult and asked very specific obscure questions. Would not take again

Stick with the class and you'll do fine. Tests are very hard and often refer to very specific things in lecture. Asks a lot but you don't have to deliver 100% to still get an A.

Youth culture, great teacher!

My favorite prof.! I took like six classes with her!

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