MDST 3105

Overall a great course! Even though it is a 3000 level class, I took it as a first year and did not find it to be challenging. Professor Goin is super sweet and even checked in on me to make sure I was comfortable as a first year in a 3000 level course. The course is broken into three units which are concepts and theories of LATINIDAD, History of a Latina/Os in media, and Modern day Latin media. In terms of grades there are pop quizzes given every week based upon readings (they are super easy), 1 short essay, and three take home exams. I would highly recommend to anyone looking for an easier class to fit into their schedule that only meets twice a week! I found it to be a great course to fulfill the “cultures and societies of the world credit”. Would definitely recommend!

I loved this class! Make sure to do all your readings as there are "pop" quizzes every week that are very easy. There is one response paper and a few screening analyses. The mid-term is very, very long: you have three hours to complete 4/6 essays but they are easy and if you do your readings and take notes you will probably get an A. Final is the same format. I recommend this class!

Very interesting course! Dr. Goin is a great lecturer and really makes the class engaging. I took this during the pandemic when it was asynchronous so some assignments may change, but you are graded on 2-4 discussion posts and 2-4 responses to other classmates' posts each week (I think this is a weekly quiz for in-person). You also have a short 500-750 word paper as well as a midterm and a final. The exams are open note but were really hard to finish on time because you had to write 4 out of 6 essays, each 400-600 words. There is a reasonable amount of readings and screenings but it's still very enjoyable.

A nice course taught by a nice professor. I don't know why the course hasn't been renamed Latinx Media Studies (the course itself is respectful and cognizant of nonbinary persons and generally engages in good gender politics). There is an open note (but not open book) pop quiz each week (collectively worth 30% of your grade), a short response paper about the best term to refer to persons from Latin America + Spanish Caribbean, and 3 short film/TV analyses based on the 1960s version of the film West Side Story, the 1997 film Selena, and the George Lopez Show episode "Meet the Cuban Parents." Would recommend for the Diversity and Inclusion req for Media Studies.

Super easy class that discusses Latinos in the media from the silent film era to today. The class is very lecture based but also incorporates a bit of question and answer. This class has a midterm and a final--both exams she gives you a study guide with terms that you should know. There are also reading quizzes once a week; usually the readings are essays by scholars or Goin herself, and just skimming them can allow you to answer the straightforward reading quizzes. There are also response papers, she takes the highest 3 out of 5 (but you only need to do 3 because she drops 2), and those incorporate ideas from class and the readings. Overall, this class was worthwhile and an easy A, I recommend to take for diversity and identity course for the MDST major! I also did learn a lot about how latinos are presented, marketed to, and incorporated into the media in the last century.