Gaston Gordillo - University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Professor: Gaston Gordillo

Department: Anthropology

College: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC

Rating # 1

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gaston is an amazing prof. His lectures are interesting and inspiring. Plus there are no textbooks! After his course I ended learning a lot of things that changed how I saw the world. He is approachable and it is obvious how he enjoys teaching the course. This is definitely my favourite course in UBC.

Rating # 2

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Fantastic prof and class! Lots of great discussions. I learned so much! There's definitely a focus on Latin America as he is from Argentina. He's super quick to reply to questions over e-mail and was always helpful. Grade was made up of a review paper, a take-home exam/essay, 1 final (which was 4 short essays), and participation/attendance.

Rating # 3

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gordillo is amazing. His class was one of my best this year. It was interesting and thought provoking. There was no textbook, but there were a lot of lengthy articles to read.

Rating # 4

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Gaston is clearly passionate but remember this class focuses on Latin America, personally I found it very boring but the assignments are marked very fairly.

Rating # 5

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Great class. He didn't ask us to buy a textbook and was engaging and upbeat. I didn't keep up with readings until exam time and scored above average. When I concentrated in lectures (not always - because of me not him) I found them to contain useful and thought provoking info. His TA marks hard, but he is fair. He is also sexy.

Rating # 6

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 3.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Professor Gordillo was a nice guy, but his lectures/course could have been better structured. The readings were heavy, but were also informative too. The class discussions were interesting, but sometimes time-consuming. Most people had a hard time figuring out what he wanted the class to know or write in the papers.

Rating # 7

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

The course seemed to be interesting, the classes were not. Not systematic, draws connections amongst non-related topics. Altough very ihteresting anecdotes, he doesnt give enough information to actually learn something about the topics. Very good readings and movies. In overall, he´s bad.

Rating # 8

Overview:

• Course: ANTH470
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

One of the best courses I took this year. Reading material is really challenging (amount + difficulty) but it's so interesting. He is a fair marker and he enjoys ideas from various points of view. If you've ever wondered about what's difference b/w space and place, or what "affect" means go take his class. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Rating # 9

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 4.0

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

Comment:

great prof, organized and very clear. There really aren't that many readings, and you dont actually have to read them all before class because he basically summarizes all of the articles before hand. He's totally hot too, which makes the time go by faster!

Rating # 10

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.0
• Course Difficulty: 5.0

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

Comment:

Did not talk about anything the entire class most days. Stopped going to lectures half way through term and only went to discussions got a good grade anyway.

Rating # 11

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

AMAZING PROFESSOR!! Dr. Gordillo is extremely passionate about his work and what he is teaching. I learned the most in this class than any class I took last year. Definitely my favorite class and professor so far at UBC. He typically uses the same course format: take home midterm, review paper, final exam.

Rating # 12

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

Really easy-going, knew what he was talking about, really interesting class, an all around great prof.

Rating # 13

Overview:

• Course: ANTH202A
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Awesome prof, really knowledgeable and damn fine too look at too

Rating # 14

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 3.0

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

Comment:

Loved this course. Prof was helpful in creating a theoretical course which challenged us students to learn somewhat difficult and dynamic concepts. The way he taught allowed these concepts to more easily be accessed. Liked the readings and how it wasn't a textbook.

Rating # 15

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

So smart, so hot, great hair, great accent, just great.

Rating # 16

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

Loved this prof!! Because of him I am seriously considering Anthropology for a major or minor. Extremely interesting/relevant issues and teaches well. Obviously very knowledgeable. Take his class!!

Rating # 17

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 2.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

BORING SO BORING! You NEVER have to go to class ever (unless you want to take a nap). Pretty good looking prof tho

Rating # 18

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

He's my inspiration for wanting to major in anthropology. He made us to see the world in a different view. When I asked him if I could write the exam on an alternate date, he simply arranged another date for all of us. I wish I could take another class with him.

Rating # 19

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 5.0
• Course Difficulty: 1.0

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

Comment:

I love the way he thinks, socio-cultural anthropologists are so bloody bright, tolerant and see the truth of humanity, he totally made me want to become an anthropologist in his field. Plus he's so freaking nice and sexy, and that coupled with his p.o.v resulted in me having a huge crush on him.

Rating # 20

Overview:

• Course: ANTH100
• Grade Received: N/A
• Overall Rating: 4.5
• Course Difficulty: 2.0

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

Comment:

This was a great course! Readings were a bit long, but overall the content was really interesting. It was probably one of my easier courses- the subject matter is pretty simple. Gaston is a good teacher, keeps you interested, and he's nice to look at!