Fall 2026

Politics in Multi-cultural Societies

Examines race, ethnicity, and religion as political factors and analyzes cultural pluralism, politics, and policy in the US and other multi-cultural societies.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: The course is considered difficult with unfair or extremely hard exams that carry significant weight. There is no textbook, requiring students to rely on lecture notes and readings, and exams are noted for being extremely picky regarding specific vocabulary and details.

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Prerequisites

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Freshman or sophomore standing only

  • Freshman or sophomore standing only
CHICLA/POLISCI 231 used by

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  • Freshman or sophomore standing only

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: Benjamin Marquez is described as passionate and interesting, though his lectures are frequently criticized as disorganized, rambling, and lacking slides or a textbook. Reviews disagree on his effectiveness, with some finding him clear and others viewing the lectures as irrelevant to exams or a waste of time.

BENJAMIN MARQUEZ is recorded teaching in Fall 2007, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JACK EDELSON is recorded teaching in Spring 2015. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

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Student experience

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Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: Benjamin Marquez is described as passionate and interesting, though his lectures are frequently criticized as disorganized and lacking structure. Reviews indicate a polarized experience where students either find his personal anecdotes engaging or find the course disjointed and difficult.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.16 GPA, 53.7% A/AB (n=41 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.36 GPA, 73.8% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.51 GPA, 68.9% A/AB (n=45 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: The course is considered difficult with unfair or extremely hard exams that carry significant weight. There is no textbook, requiring students to rely on lecture notes and readings, and exams are noted for being extremely picky regarding specific vocabulary and details.

Historical reviews of Benjamin Marquez: Lectures and sections cover different topics, making attendance mandatory. The lack of slides and strict no-electronics policies force detailed note-taking, which students find frustrating due to the disjointed material.

Topics

  • Race, ethnicity, and religion as political factors
  • Cultural pluralism, politics, and policy
  • Politics in multi-cultural societies

Grades

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About this comparison

1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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