Ata Anzali

This class was undoubtedly very interesting. Prof. Anzali was clearly passionate about the material, and he was good at explaining. I would say he does have quite a temper, so don't get on his bad side. He also is a fairly tough grader, but it helps you improve your writing, though he's still very strict about the language you use, so be careful and make sure you can back up anything you write. I would not take this class again because despite his enthusiasm, the material in itself was a little underwhelming and not satisfying my personal expectations for this class.

This class was undoubtedly very interesting. Prof. Anzali was clearly passionate about the material, and he was good at explaining. I would say he does have quite a temper, so don't get on his bad side. He also is a fairly tough grader, but it helps you improve your writing, though he's still very strict about the language you use, s …Read more

The material in this class was quite intriguing. The class was very fast paced though with TONS of reading. There were many times where we'd have lengthy readings and paper due on the same day. You absolutely could not just skim the reading, because our discussions were based on intricate details within the reading, and the Prof. would just take us down a very narrow rabbit hole. Even if I did the reading, I still felt very lost. Grading was a lil wonky too, as the Prof. made me rewrite my papers multiple times. This class was 100% the most stressful class I have ever taken, and would not recommend to freshman.

The material in this class was quite intriguing. The class was very fast paced though with TONS of reading. There were many times where we'd have lengthy readings and paper due on the same day. You absolutely could not just skim the reading, because our discussions were based on intricate details within the reading, and the Prof. wou …Read more

I absolutely love Professor Anzali, but this class was pretty rough. If you didn't do the readings, you would be so lost in class. Everything is graded on participation, and he would literally make check marks next to your name whenever you talked. If you didn't read, it was really hard to fake it. The class was also pretty boring, and it was hard for me to find anything interesting. Ata was incredible and I would absolutely take another class with him, just not this class.

I absolutely love Professor Anzali, but this class was pretty rough. If you didn't do the readings, you would be so lost in class. Everything is graded on participation, and he would literally make check marks next to your name whenever you talked. If you didn't read, it was really hard to fake it. The class was also pretty boring, a …Read more