A really easy course. I definitely recommend it to anyone who is interested in anthropology or just need an easy class to fulfill a credit. Professor Handler really opens up your eyes to the world we live in. There is so much I didn't really realize about our state of living/being until taking this course. Every class is just a lecture. There's a total of three exams + the final which are all essays. He gives you about a week for each essay and a little more for the final. If you do well on the first two, you don't have to do the third because he'll drop the lowest essay. The readings are kind of long and sometimes are quite hard to understand the first time, so you do have to reread it. There's also discussion, but for me at least, the only grades for it were attendance, discussion posts, and leading discussion at least once. A pretty easy class.

I took this class to fulfill the Living Systems requirement, and also because it sounded interesting. This class was an easy A course for sure-- just go to lecture, listen and take good notes, and you can 100% get away with not doing the long readings. He literally covers everything you need to pull from the readings in class. I spent hours doing the readings in the beginning of the semester, but stopped altogether later on and was fine. Mr. Handler is very entertaining, not only as a funny person but also as an engaging lecturer. You will definitely enjoy this class if you're very liberal. It was interesting to listen to him lecture on race and provide real-world examples. Readings are hit or miss-- some ones that he discusses in class are definitely more interesting than others. Tests are incredibly easy. Three over the semester plus a final, and you can drop one test (most people just decide to not do the third test, get a 0, and drop it. That's how easy they are.) Mostly just analyzing written works and showing that you understand what he lectures in class, which is why the notes are crucial. Discussions are fine, it depends on the TA. I basically did nothing, barely talked the whole semester and it was great. Both Mr. Handler and the TAs should be easy graders too. Overall definitely recommend this course-- I enjoyed it a lot!

Richard Handler is a sweetheart and the perfect professor to teach anth 1010. He rants and rambles, speaks his mind on current events, makes fun of the comm school, and displays a wide variety of funny mannerisms on zoom. Prof Handler is incredibly knowledgeable and passionate about the course material and is a joy to have as a professor. I would recommend this class to anyone, anth major or not. All exams were take-home and usually completed over a weekend, and as long as you pay attention in class, you could do well on them (probably without doing the reading if you didn't want to). Readings weren't difficult or too heavy, and taking notes on them is a great way to prepare for section/exams (plus a lot of them are quite interesting).

With three essays and a final (another essay, just a little harder), it's not a bad class. Handler is a really interesting professor, which I found refreshing in an online class, but he makes all of his topics very political. If you're conservative, you'll find out very quickly that Handler isn't the professor for you. However, being liberal myself, I found the topics really interesting, and I'm planning on taking more Anth classes in the future. The readings aren't absolutely necessary because Handler goes over them in class, but I definitely found the class easier because I did the readings. As long as you pay attention in class (Miao was my TA and also super helpful!) and do the essays, it's not hard to achieve an A. I know a lot of people who didn't like Anth with other professors, so I think you should definitely choose Handler if given the chance.

Loved this class! Professor Handler is incredibly knowledgeable about the topics covered and will undoubtedly open your eyes to the various ways of understanding society and the world. The class is graded out of 100 points. The three essay exams are each worth 20 points and the lowest is dropped. Participation in the discussion section is worth 25, and the final is worth 35. Professor H's lectures cover the readings very thoroughly, so take notes! This will save you time and allow you to contribute to the discussion without having to do much of the reading if you are short on time. All in all, I highly recommend this class! #tCF2020

Took this class online during COVID, but it was sooo easy. Grades consist of 3 essays (one gets dropped), a final (which is take-home and open-note), and discussions. There are readings, but Handler covers the important topics during class, so you don't need to do them. Handler is interesting, but only if you're liberal, otherwise def don't take the class; you won't like what he has to say.
I had Eniola for discussions and she was pretty chill, just make sure you do the discussion posts and speak once during class.
Overall, the class is an easy A even if you don't like Anth. I found it very interesting and Handler tried to make it relevant to modern society (but kinda comes off as very political).

Really eye-opening course that is a great introduction to anthropology. It is a lecture course that assigns about 2-3 readings per week, which isn't too bad and has a discussion section. The readings are sometimes pretty complex, but Handler explains them during lecture that further clarifies them. Exams are essays based on the readings that are pretty open-ended questions. Highly recommend this course.

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I really liked Richard Handler, he is a quirky, interesting guy and his lectures were super interesting. I did not like the structuring of the discussion sections as my TA never showed up on time and was incredibly disorganized. However, he makes your grades based on three written essays and the final being two essays. He usually gives you three prompts to choose from and they grade them fairly. I would say take thorough notes during his lectures so you can make a good argument in your essays. The discussion section makes up 10% of your grade so I would attend as much as possible. I also advise to keep an open mind during his lectures because he can make rather bold comments.

I took this course to fulfill the non-western requirement. It is a very interesting class, Prof Handler shows you a very different perspective of the world. If you pay attention in lecture you don't have to do any reading. The grades come from take home essays and you can write them entirely based off what he says in class. Overall, I enjoyed this class a lot and would recommend to anyone who needs an easy A or something to fulfill the non-western requirement.

Tbh this class was pretty easy -- it had 3 papers (3-5 pages) and handler constantly extended the deadline. they are take home and he gives you about two days to write. the final is basically two take home exams and he gives you like 2 weeks. he drops lowest exam grade and from what I can tell, you basically have to get lucky on who grades your exam. I had TAs grade my 3 take home, 87, 90, 100 and Handler graded my final. He gave me a 84 and an 86 or so. So thats why i ended with a B+ (still mad about it cause I really tried lmao) but tbh this class was minimal effort, i never did the readings, i just took notes during lecture and it was enough for me to write my essays on. I also never read the assigned books. Handler is pretty funny sometimes, I also got away with sleeping in class a lot and just recording the lecture.