Bonnie is by far one the best professors I've had at UCLA. This class is very easy and the topic is interesting. The midterm was easy as long as you read the assigned book, skimmed the textbook and went to class regularly. The paper assignment is long, but relatively easy and pretty much everyone in the class got an A on it. Bonnie is clearly passionate about Latin America and makes this class applicable to all majors by including political, medical, anthropological (etc) topics to the class.

Professor Taub is an expert in Latin American health studies. Her expertise provides wonderful insight to this course. Workload entailed a midterm essay on a health problem of our interest and take-home final assignment.

Textbook was interesting, but not necessary. Additional books, i.e. Farmer's Haiti After the Earthquake, however, were a fascinating read and very relevant throughout the class.

It's an easy GE alright, but that doesn't mean you get to slack off and space out during lecture. Professor Taub does uses slides, but they're very bare and offer little to no information needed for the exams. If you scour hard enough, you can find the textbook and books online, but personally I bought both required novels. It's important to pay attention to what she says in lecture, and especially the videos she shows in class. Professor Taub herself is very sweet and caring about her students. She even gave us a 5 day extension for submitting our take-home midterm because many students emailed her saying the deadline was too early. The course content itself is heavily focused on Latin American issues, culture, and major events, so you're expected to know a little historical context from the textbook. Other than that, I regretted not being able to take this course during in-person, as I'm sure Professor Taub is wonderful to get to know in-person.