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JEROME CAMAL

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Raw average: 2.67/5 from 133 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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ANTHRO 104
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
You do not need to go to lecture, but go to discussion though. Both midterms and the final were online, open note and 80% of the answers could be easily looked up. As long as you do the homework you don't even really need to do any of the reading either.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Dr. Camal was very passionate and the lectures were interesting, especially once the week or so of basics had passed. Lecture attendance isn't mandatory, but discussion attendance is. Lots of busywork assignments, but most are interesting. Tests are online and you take them twice, reading the textbook is SUPER helpful and required!!
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104 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 1/5
Easiest class I took this semester. Lecture is pointless if you read the textbook, which is required to do the weekly homework. Almost everyone in my discussion stopped showing up after the second lecture, and still did very well in the class.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Prof. Camal was a little uptight but I found his lectures to be somewhat interesting. Attendance of lectures is not mandatory but attendance of discussions is. A lot of busy work. Tests are online and can be taken twice. The reason everyone takes this class is for a free A not the subject matter so Camal gets the job done.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Although most of the class content is interesting, professor Camal somehow made it boring. I attended half of the lectures, even though they aren't mandatory. Discussions are mandatory, but I looked forward to them, although some of my friends would disagree. As you'll be directly participating in the discussion, having a good TA matters more.
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ANTHRO 104
Quality 2/5Difficulty 1/5
Jerome is a bit condescending and is a very stereotypical 100 level professor. The class is a free A and I stopped going to lecture shortly after the start of the semester. There is a good amount of busy work but none of it is difficult
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Classes with JEROME CAMAL

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Spring 2025ANTHRO 900Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory
Spring 2025ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2025ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2024ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2024ANTHRO 909Research Methods and Research Design in Cultural Anthropology
Fall 2024ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2024ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2024ANTHRO 237Cut 'n' Mix: Music, Race, and Culture in the Caribbean
Spring 2024ANTHRO 900Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory
Spring 2024ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2024ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2023ANTHRO 100General Anthropology
Fall 2023ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2023ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2023ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2023ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Spring 2023ANTHRO 900Fundamentals of Anthropological Theory
Spring 2023ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Fall 2022ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2022ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2022ANTHRO 940Seminar-problems in Cultural Anthropology
Spring 2022ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2022ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2021ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Fall 2021ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2021ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2020ANTHRO 237Cut 'n' Mix: Music, Race, and Culture in the Caribbean
Fall 2020ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Fall 2020ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2020ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2020ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2019ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Spring 2019ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2019ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2019ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Spring 2019MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2018ANTHRO 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2018ANTHRO 999Reading and Research
Fall 2018MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2018ANTHRO 490Undergraduate Seminar
Spring 2018ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2018MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2017ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Fall 2017ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2017MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Spring 2017ANTHRO 237Cut 'n' Mix: Music, Race, and Culture in the Caribbean
Spring 2017MUSIC 999Phd Diss/dma Project
Fall 2016ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Fall 2016ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2016ANTHRO 237Cut 'n' Mix: Music, Race, and Culture in the Caribbean
Spring 2016ANTHRO 330Topics in Ethnology
Spring 2016ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Fall 2015ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Fall 2015ANTHRO 699Directed Study
Spring 2015ANTHRO 690Problems in Anthropology
Spring 2015ANTHRO 940Seminar-problems in Cultural Anthropology
Spring 2015FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Spring 2015MUSIC 405Seminar: Cultural Study of Music
Fall 2014ANTHRO 104Cultural Anthropology and Human Diversity
Spring 2014ANTHRO 940Seminar-problems in Cultural Anthropology
Spring 2014FOLKLORE/MUSIC 915Seminar in Ethnomusicology
Fall 2013ANTHRO 690Problems in Anthropology

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