# DARIEN LAMEN — Courses & Reviews | UW–Madison

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## Dataset

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### name

DARIEN LAMEN

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### last observed at

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### ratings

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#### quality

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### courses

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## history

| term | course\_uid                      | course\_id         | title                                       |
| ---- | -------------------------------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------- |
| 1154 | course\_55a7f2fb35c6a6c5f965ebed | PORTUG 640         | TOPICS IN LUSO-BRAZILIAN LITERATURE         |
| 1152 | course\_54ab6e8e6655dcc21b2c1c4d | MUSIC 799          | INDEPENDENT WORK                            |
| 1144 | course\_3f1632cb1d6e623d73051062 | FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD |
| 1144 | course\_67da3fd8c3cf7b1b68aaedef | MUSIC 497          | SPECIAL TOPICS IN MUSIC                     |
| 1134 | course\_3f1632cb1d6e623d73051062 | FOLKLORE/MUSIC 103 | INTRODUCTION TO MUSIC CULTURES OF THE WORLD |
| 1134 | course\_121a834a2fbcf0441029ba3a | FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915 | SEMINAR IN ETHNOMUSICOLOGY                  |

## timeline

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| ---- | ------- |
| 1134 | 2       |
| 1144 | 2       |
| 1152 | 1       |
| 1154 | 1       |

## term

1272

## courses

None recorded.

## reviews

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    "comment": "The class is really easy but Darien moves really quickly. It is hard to follow his slides and when critiqued on it he said it was our responsibility to get it all down or weed out what is important. He's knowledgeable about the subject but doesn't know how to teach it to others in a way that isn't condescending.",
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    "comment": "Darien is a great professor!  He makes class engaging and fun.  We did a few workshops in this class, which were really interesting.  He is obviously very passionate and talented when it comes to music.  He gets the whole class involved and is always willing to meet for appointments.  Not too hard of a class but make sure to go!",
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### courses

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