Fred Damon - University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Professor: Fred Damon

Department: Anthropology

College: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH334
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

This professor is incredibly unclear and often rambles on during lectures. I would not recommend anyone taking his course unless you are VERY interested in the subject he teaches. He has a way of making a valuable lecture completely boring and confusing. On top of this, he assigns an insane amount of work. Good luck to you if you decide to commit.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH3340
• Grade Received: A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: No
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Professor is incredibly knowledgeable. However, his course is heavily laden with reading on top of personalized reading projects. Definitely a grade you work for. He can be rather funny, however, there are time where I question his approachability. A bit intimidating in that sense- but have heard that he is kind. Have yet to notice but probably.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH3340
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: Yes
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

Insightful. He knows a lot about the subjects. He wants you to, and part of that is discovery by reading the assignments.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH3340
• Grade Received: A-
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: Mandatory

Comment:

He is the nicest guy ever. one time i was having a bad day and he emailed me after class asking if i was okay. he's a little confusing sometimes, but this class is a relatively painless way to get your 2nd writing requirement. easy final/midterm, you just have to be vaguely familiar with the readings. sometimes he makes no sense but still great!

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH3155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: Yes
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I would avoid this class and Damon. He is a confusing lecturer and you're never sure if what you're listening to is important. The slides are completely unhelpful. There are five essays, one which is a group essay, and one ten page final paper. The questions are unclear and he expects you to make random connections. Not a good experience.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH334
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Damon is the man. He can be confusing at times, but he is passionate and well informed about his class. If you pay attention and skim the readings you'll do well.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH3155
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

You get to learn interesting topics that are related to America, but the prof can be confusing. The essay questions he gives out are difficult.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH334
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: Yes
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He clearly knows his stuff, but he is extremely confusing. Even anthropology majors are likely to get lost. It's not clear from his lectures or syllabus or any other official part of the course what you're supposed to learn. It's interesting though.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: No
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Damon picks out great books to read, and through them you do gather a good sense of the subject. He openly states though, that his research is more important to him, and he spends a good deal of time on tangents and on name dropping during lecture. The theories that he incorporates seem arbitrarily chosen. Beware, this man may make little sense.

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTH301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Damon knows anthropology but I don't think this is his favorite class to teach of it and when he does it is biased towards his way of viewing it (you had better REALLY like Levi-Strauss). The TA did basically teach what we should have learned during lecture. Damon has a big tendency to go off on a very non-related tangent. The TA saved us all.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTH301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

all majors have to take this but God help you when you do.The only thing I learned in this class was which world newspaper is best to roll and smoke w/no joke.The man loves to talk but not about anything that comes close to the hist and thry of anth.The TA was a god send & eventually wound up teaching in section what we should have learned in class

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTH355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

He is awesome.I love his class. His TA is also really good. Although u have to read a lot, it s a fun class. He is really clear and helpful. I totally recommend this class

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTHROPOLOGY
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH334
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

I took his Eco. & Soc. class. Beforehand, I had no interest in the subject but had an open mind. The class turned out to be incredibly edifying and fulfilling. Great, topic-specific readings offer insight into broader concepts. Damon's knowledge is voluminous, so he tends to go off on tangents in class, but overall he's great. My best prof at UVa.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH301
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

No Comments

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 1.0
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

My worst experience in college. He spent a 50 minute lecture in "Everyday Life in America" telling us about his previous case of malaria. Bad reading, and even worse assignments. He's also unclear about his policies (I recieved an F because o

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTH355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

sexy in a rumpled kind'o way

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: 355
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

• For Credit: N/A
• Textbook Used: N/A
• Would Take Again: N/A
• Attendance: N/A

Comment:

Quite clearly intelligent, if a bit confusing. Wears cute sweaters with holes