ANTH 3370

I think this is a life-changing class for me. I was somewhat familiar with the materials we read in class: feminist theory, continental philosophy, etc. But it was still so, so, so life-changing. I think George does not think in a linear, rationalized way, and that might be why he also talks in an analogous, loose, yet very illuminating fashion. I really enjoy this class and was also fascinated by things we've read in the class, especially those writings by Elaine Scarry and Shildrick, and Rorty.
Good news: we did not have any papers, just four in-class exams. Pretty chill. Though the readings were definitely philosophically challenging.
Also he is a nice man and it was pretty enjoyable to talk with him.

I took ANTH 3370 with Mentore without researching him or the class at first, and so I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The class was honestly a whirlwind for a number of reasons. You start off by reading all of Discipline and Punishment by Foucault in about a week, which was in itself a punishment. After that, the content improved, and Mentore threw in a number of other interesting books and articles about power and sexuality and being. A few weeks into the course, my classmates and I all looked Mentore up on Course Forum and Rate My Professor, and were shocked by some of the reviews that painted him as a cutthroat, unforgiving instructor who thinks he is a god. In reality, yes, he can be a hard grader, but if you realize what he is looking for and pay attention to his comments you will improve greatly. He wants to see outside of the box thinking, and my best exam grade was one where I very informally talked about how a linguistics project I had just finished in another class helped me to understand and answer the exam question I was answering. There are 4 exams where you have ~45 minutes to answer an essay prompt based on the past 2-3 weeks of readings. The most helpful thing is to listen to Mentore's lectures because the most understandable and relevant information is from them. Take notes on everything he says even though it is 50 minutes straight of non-stop talking. He is a very very smart man and seems really cool, and so if I wanted to challenge myself again I would take another one of his classes.

I took this class with George Mentore. Great professor, but has a soft tone of voice so do not sit in the back of the class. The readings are HEAVY and HARD to understand; if you don't have a background in reading Foucault, review him and his theories before taking this class. Mentore grades fairly easy, but it is really hard to know what he is looking for on his Essay exams. He gives you six questions and you choose one and write an essay in 45 minutes. Discussion section helps almost none when it comes to understanding the material. Pretty tough class for myself, and I am an anthro major.

Dr. Mentore is great and super fun. The lectures are not really structured, but they are fun and enlightening. His grades pretty easily as well. Definitely a class that stresses individual progress and learning instead of otherwise. Highly recommended! It prompts me to take more anthropology classes and even major in it.

This class was extremely interesting, and Mentore makes it worth-while. I would recommend doing an anthropology theory class before diving into this class because there is a lot of background knowledge that is helpful in fully understanding the material. Readings are very interesting, lectures are thought-provoking, Mentore is awesome! Also, he did not require us to write any papers outside of class. All writing was done in class.

This class was easy but definitely more difficult if you have never taken an anthropology class before. Professor Mentore is pretty cool but if you're not used to anthropology be prepared to be introduced to a lot of new material and also there is a lot of reading for this class.