Nicolas Poppe

Prof Poppe is a very passionate professor, however, every single lecture in this class is about something niche and slightly confusing. The readings were so dense, it was hard to understand his goal in assigning them. Classes are mostly lecture based with small group discussions about the readings here and there. The essays and exams are extremely difficult and he will take off what I think is an unfair number of points if you interpret the instructions different than what he wants - even though his instructions are incredibly vague and open-ended. He is very open during office hours and willing to work to help you succeed but then also says things like point of the difficult readings is to "suffer" through it to build up tolerance. It would be great if the course content actually helped me learn Spanish, but I have to say this class took away from my Spanish speaking confidence and my confidence about going abroad. I really like Midd 300 Spanish classes and was kind of disappointed about this one.

Prof Poppe is a very passionate professor, however, every single lecture in this class is about something niche and slightly confusing. The readings were so dense, it was hard to understand his goal in assigning them. Classes are mostly lecture based with small group discussions about the readings here and there. The essays and exams …Read more

This class was kind of annoying. I do think it was interesting but we had to do projects, which required us to create films and edit them and I hated that. I am not tech savvy and it just made me so fustrated.

Overall I enjoyed this class. Most of the time is spent watching movies and discussing them and the film industry as a whole, specifically in Latin America. Most of the movies are entertaining, although you will have to spend every monday night watching them at the screenings. Readings are somewhat dull, but there aren't a ton of them. Grade is mostly based on performance on videographic projects and the midterm and final exams. Professor Poppe is super friendly and incredibly passionate about the subject, which also helps a lot.

Overall I enjoyed this class. Most of the time is spent watching movies and discussing them and the film industry as a whole, specifically in Latin America. Most of the movies are entertaining, although you will have to spend every monday night watching them at the screenings. Readings are somewhat dull, but there aren't a ton of the …Read more