Ms. Wong has pretty good lectures, but perhaps a bit dry. They are relatively comprehensive and help to focus our individual study, but there's A LOT of independent reading. This class was one of my hardest ones this year, but it was certainly worthwhile and I know that a lot of other people did better than I did in the class, so it wasn't impossible. It was really fun to have a private room in the library for our visual analysis assignment to see expensive replicas by Fan Kuan and Guo Xi, whose artworks we had to write about. We also went to the Bayley museum for one class, and Ms. Wong gave us an opportunity to redeem lower grades by letting us attend museum lectures and doing very short write-ups. I recommend the class, but it will be a substantial amount of work. Memorizing so many slides was really hard for me.
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The material is genuinely fascinating, but the course demands relentless memorization of hundreds of artworks and relies on dry, traditional lectures with almost no student interaction. Every assessment is strictly recall-based, so earning a top grade means taking meticulous notes, using flashcards, and actively prioritizing this class over others. Short writing assignments and available extra credit can slightly pad your score, but the heavy independent reading and massive visual catalog leave little room for slacking. It is a highly worthwhile requirement for art history or East Asian studies majors who actually care about the subject, but it is far too intensive if you are just looking for a lightweight humanities credit.