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PATRICK BARRETT

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Raw average: 4.67/5 from 3 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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CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 3552021-09-26

Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5

Professor Barrett has easily been one of my favorite instructors at UW. His lectures are interesting and class is structured to get you to engage with other students and really learn the material. There is a lot of weekly reading and writing assignments, but as long as you make an effort to engage with the material, you'll do well.

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CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 3552021-05-04

Quality 4/5Difficulty 4/5

Probably 6-7 hours of reading per week. Entire grade based on 2x weekly written reactions to the readings, so you have to do them. If you do the work, it's an easy A, and most of the material is interesting. Lectures are interesting, but can be ideologically slanted. Prof is responsive and understanding to any issues/concerns.

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CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 3552021-04-13

Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5

Professor Barrett is an excellent professor,. He assigns a lot of reading but it's manageable. The only way one would not get an A with this professor is if they did not do the homework. Professor Barrett's main concern is that you're engaging with the course material, so as long as you do the work you'll pass easily

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Classes with PATRICK BARRETT

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Term	Course	Title
Fall 2020	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 268	The U.s. & Latin America From the Colonial Era to the Present: a Critical Survey
Spring 2020	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 355	Labor in the Americas: US & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective
Fall 2019	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 268	The U.s. & Latin America From the Colonial Era to the Present: a Critical Survey
Fall 2019	SOC 994	Colloquium in Critical Sociology
Spring 2019	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 355	Labor in the Americas: US & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective
Spring 2019	SOC 994	Colloquium in Critical Sociology
Fall 2018	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 268	The U.s. & Latin America From the Colonial Era to the Present: a Critical Survey
Spring 2018	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 355	Labor in the Americas: US & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective
Spring 2018	LACIS 699	Directed Study
Fall 2017	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2017	LACIS 699	Directed Study
Spring 2017	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2016	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2015	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Spring 2015	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2014	CHICLA/HISTORY/LACIS/POLISCI 355	Labor in the Americas: US & Mexico in Comparative & Historical Perspective
Fall 2014	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2013	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Spring 2013	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Fall 2012	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Spring 2012	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies
Spring 2012	LACIS 699	Directed Study
Fall 2011	LACIS 440	Topics in Latin American, Caribbean, and Iberian Studies

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