Professor
Purnima Mankekar
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Winter 2016 - LOVED this class! Very interesting material that covered a lot of different aspects of the subject. Professor Mankekar knows how to keep things interesting and challenge her students to think beyond what we are normally taught to think. The readings were not bad at all, and discussion sections really helped to clarify the ideas. Lectures were interesting, as were the videos shown in class. My TA, Derek, was AWESOME. Highly recommend him! Exams were a breeze and Professor Mankekar and the TAs prepared the students very well. I would definitely take this class again, and I urge everyone else to take it too!
Winter 2016 - LOVED this class! Very interesting material that covered a lot of different aspects of the subject. Professor Mankekar knows how to keep things interesting and challenge her students to think beyond what we are normally taught to think. The readings were not bad at all, and discussion sections really helped to clarify the ideas. Lectures were interesting, as were the videos shown in class. My TA, Derek, was AWESOME. Highly recommend him! Exams were a breeze and Professor Mankekar and the TAs prepared the students very well. I would definitely take this class again, and I urge everyone else to take it too!
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Spring 2015 - Professor Mankekar genuinely cares about her students. She's one of my favorite professor, so much that I make a point to look up classes taught by her just because I liker her so much! The lectures are podcasted and she usually posts the slides, but honestly going to class you get a fuller experience and can laugh along to her jokes. The midterm and final are really inclusive of the lectures and readings, so make sure you skim them or just pay attention in lecture/discussion. The class (and most of her classes) are broken down grading as so: 10% - class and discussion participation 30% - reading responses (theres two so 15% each) 30% - in-class midterm (multiple choice) 30% - in-class final (multiple choice)
Spring 2015 - Professor Mankekar genuinely cares about her students. She's one of my favorite professor, so much that I make a point to look up classes taught by her just because I liker her so much! The lectures are podcasted and she usually posts the slides, but honestly going to class you get a fuller experience and can laugh along to her jokes. The midterm and final are really inclusive of the lectures and readings, so make sure you skim them or just pay attention in lecture/discussion. The class (and most of her classes) are broken down grading as so: 10% - class and discussion participation 30% - reading responses (theres two so 15% each) 30% - in-class midterm (multiple choice) 30% - in-class final (multiple choice)
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Winter 2018 - Mankekar is a lovely women but I just didn't care for a lot of the material she teaches. She is very strict about attendance and administrative stuff but she wants to see her students succeed, remembers students names and encourages students to talk to her if they are struggling with the material or just life stuff. The class is based off Two short film/reading analysis papers, two exams (multiple choice) and class discussions/attendance. She does podcast but attendance is mandatory because of group discussions. Its more of a gender studies class than film &tv class (it is multi listed though) and I just didn't like the readings she assigned. I'm a poli sci major so this was not my element. My TA was Lina she was great but I just struggled with the material. I'm writing this before my grade is final but I think I'll end up with a B+/B in the class.
Winter 2018 - Mankekar is a lovely women but I just didn't care for a lot of the material she teaches. She is very strict about attendance and administrative stuff but she wants to see her students succeed, remembers students names and encourages students to talk to her if they are struggling with the material or just life stuff. The class is based off Two short film/reading analysis papers, two exams (multiple choice) and class discussions/attendance. She does podcast but attendance is mandatory because of group discussions. Its more of a gender studies class than film &tv class (it is multi listed though) and I just didn't like the readings she assigned. I'm a poli sci major so this was not my element. My TA was Lina she was great but I just struggled with the material. I'm writing this before my grade is final but I think I'll end up with a B+/B in the class.
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