Very unorganized. With history especially, unless the broader context is thoroughly explained it seems just like random facts. Also, the class would be better if it focused on specific countries in depth rather than attempting to cover all of Latin America.Rate My Professors ↗
Historical instructor
FLORENCIA MALLON
What students say
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Quality 2/5Difficulty 4/5
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
She was a very nice, entertaining teacher but she was very unorganized. She was one of those teachers that is too smart and knows too much and doesn't know how to teach it to students not familiar with the topic. She gave out lecture outlines but never followed them and it made the class very confusing because it went all over the place.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Loved Prof. Mallon! Very interesting class and lecturer. Ran the class in 3 units with 5 weeks per unit. Paper after each unit and that was it besides weekly reading. TA was great too, which made the class great. I highly recommend taking a class with Mallon!Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
You may not realize it, but Mallon is one of the best professors you'll have at UW. She's a talented lecturer with an outstanding knowledge of the material she teachers. Definitely take any class you have the opportunity to with her.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor Mallon was a great lecturer who was very knowledgeable on Latin American history. She made what might seem to be a boring history lecture fun and interesting. She engaged the class with the right amount of questions, videoclips, and images to keep our attention. I would highly recommend History 242 to anyone who has an interest in LA.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
Absolutely wonderful! You have to do the work, but she makes latin america so interesting, and the grading is very fair. not an ideal class for slackers.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with FLORENCIA MALLON
No teaching recorded in Fall 2026.
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Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2017 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2017 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2016 | HISTORY 227 | Explorations in the History of Race and Ethnicity |
| Fall 2016 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | AAE/ANTHRO/C&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/PORTUG/SOC/SPANISH 982 | Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-american Area |
| Spring 2016 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2016 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2015 | HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America |
| Spring 2015 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2014 | HISTORY 199 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2014 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2014 | HISTORY 706 | Topics in Transnational History |
| Spring 2014 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2013 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2013 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2013 | AAE/ANTHRO/C&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/PORTUG/SOC/SPANISH 982 | Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-american Area |
| Spring 2013 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2012 | HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America |
| Spring 2012 | HISTORY 730 | Proseminar in Latin American History |
| Spring 2012 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2011 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2011 | HISTORY 730 | Proseminar in Latin American History |
| Spring 2011 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2010 | HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America |
| Spring 2010 | AAE/ANTHRO/C&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/PORTUG/SOC/SPANISH 982 | Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-american Area |
| Spring 2010 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2010 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2009 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2009 | HISTORY 600 | Advanced Seminar in History |
| Spring 2009 | HISTORY 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2009 | HISTORY 730 | Proseminar in Latin American History |
| Spring 2009 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2008 | HISTORY 753 | Seminar-comparative World History |
| Fall 2008 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2008 | HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America |
| Spring 2008 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2008 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Spring 2008 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2007 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2007 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
| Spring 2007 | HISTORY 682 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Spring 2007 | HISTORY 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2007 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2006 | AAE/ANTHRO/C&ESOC/GEOG/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI/PORTUG/SOC/SPANISH 982 | Interdepartmental Seminar in the Latin-american Area |
| Fall 2006 | HISTORY 681 | Senior Honors Thesis |
| Fall 2006 | HISTORY 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2006 | HISTORY 990 | Research and Thesis |
| Fall 2006 | HISTORY 999 | Independent Work |
| Fall 2006 | HISTORY/INTLST/LACIS 242 | Modern Latin America |
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