Marguerite Lenius

I took this class to fulfill my art and history requirements. I initially thought it would be a very chill class, but I soon found out that her insanely high expectations made the class less fun. I was constantly trying to memorize and take notes of whatever the visiting professor mentioned. She covers a huge timeline and includes tons of civilizations. One main thing I think would improve the class immensely and make it more enjoyable is if she didn't expect us to memorize hundreds of art pieces and every detail about them, plus vocab from each era, and when it's quiz time, there are around 4 art pieces and 6 vocab. But she made the last quiz optional, which helped.

I took this class to fulfill my art and history requirements. I initially thought it would be a very chill class, but I soon found out that her insanely high expectations made the class less fun. I was constantly trying to memorize and take notes of whatever the visiting professor mentioned. She covers a huge timeline and includes to …Read more

This course covered way too much material spanning way too many years. We had a constant rotation of different professors teaching guest lectures which at times were interesting but also quite boring. Lenius only specialized in African art, everything else you would be better off learning on your own from YouTube. The exams were ridiculous and required insane amounts of memorization (a third of the class got in the C range). The positives are that Lenius allowed the last exam to be optional, and the homework did not have to be done. If you are taking this class, take it with friends you can study with, and do not expect to leave with a great foundation in art history.

This course covered way too much material spanning way too many years. We had a constant rotation of different professors teaching guest lectures which at times were interesting but also quite boring. Lenius only specialized in African art, everything else you would be better off learning on your own from YouTube. The exams were ridi …Read more

Great course if you are interested in art history- it is taught by rotating professors in the HARC department, which allows you to get a sense of other professors' teaching styles and passions. This being said, the content being out of chronological order was confusing at times, and the course definitely covered a huge range of history. There was a lot of reading, and knowing the main points of the extra articles was essential for doing well on the exams, but if you are interested in the topic, it wasn't too bad. Prof. Lenius was very passionate and patient.

Great course if you are interested in art history- it is taught by rotating professors in the HARC department, which allows you to get a sense of other professors' teaching styles and passions. This being said, the content being out of chronological order was confusing at times, and the course definitely covered a huge range of hist …Read more