He was not a clear lecturer and if you depend on slides for notes, this ain't for you. I got a B after skipping class the second half of the quarter. Material also was not that interesting; not a difficult GE though.

He is a good lecturer with an incredible understanding of the material. The class isn't particularly difficult and his lectures are thorough, but if you really want an A or A+ you really need to do all the readings as well as show up to class. The readings will usually take between one and two hours to complete but are definitely worth it for the A

DO NOT TAKE AFRICAN HISTORY, unless you really love Africa. This class is sooooo much reading and its very boring. DO NO RECOMMEND

Textbook is dense and I only used it for about two weeks bc it's a lot of reading with the course reader (REALLY helpful btw) and the 3 novels we read. He posts slides online after class, so you can miss a class or 2. Participation matters and if you miss section, you'll automatically get a C in the class! I really enjoyed this class overall- STUDY

Not a good lecturer but it is doable. Assigns a ton of unnecessary reading, if you show up for lecture don't both. He is hard to understand at times and slaps a ton of words on ppt. Not a hard class info is interesting but he is pretty scattered.

lectures are super in-depth to the point of being overwhelming. It's obvious he is passionate about the subjects he's teaching, but the curriculum is almost unapproachable, the amount of and density of the readings make it really hard to stay on track or know what you need to know for tests/finals. PSA there's a free pdf of the textbook online.