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mexico revolution through democracy

Departments: History

Professors: Pablo Piccato

December 18, 2006

Piccato, Pablo
mexico revolution through democracy

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dissapointed with this class. Pablo has a lot of depth and is extremely intelligent, but the class is not structured well! In fact, there is almost no structure...Mexico history is fascinating, but the assigned readings were irrelevant (the only helpful reading was the supplementary bethell book which you should buy even though its no required if you want to pass the class), section was annoying and did not spark interesting discussion. every now and then, pablo will have very interesting lectures, but the power points were totally unorganized. how can you teach history esp mexican history through powerpoint and graphs that are too small to comprehend!
still, pablo is a nice man and is very helpful outside of class if you need a scholar on mexican history-he is definitely approachable, its just too bad his class isn't more engaging. if you want a dry history lecture, go for this class, just be ready to bring your lap top and play solitare.

Workload:

not connected to the class so you do it all on your own and without any guidance. included two papers, midterm, final, and weekly reports on irrelevant readings. oh yes, and section where participation counts for 20% of your grade. hah.

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