Excellent proffesor, one of the few at Santa Barbara that actively challenges your critical thinking. His intensity can be mistakened as rudeness, as Robinson really makes it clear that he cares a lot about the content that he is teaching, and as a result, wants to make that everyone is paying attention.

I gave the professor 2 stars because he does not reply to emails at all. TAs great. Be prepared to write a weekly 1000-word essay, there's several guidelines on how to do them and what to avoid. - how many pages you will read "134 pages!" If you don't like reading hundreds of pages and writing a 1000-word essay a week this course is not for you.

Dr. Robinson was a fantastic professor; I understand people may have different emotions towards him, but this is my opinion. I am also taking him for SOC 130GR this quarter, and his layout is very similar, easy to follow. You have one reflection due once a week, 2-3 papers (including final paper). Never any quizzes or exams!

The amount of reading is overwhelming but boy, the content in this course is jarring!!! However, I wish he was a better lecturer. All he does is copy & paste book-reading onto his slides & reads them out loud. You'll learn more from the assigned documentaries & readings. If you are not a VERY STRONG writer, you will NOT do well in this class!

Robinson is notorious. 3 hour long lectures, EXTREMELY dense with information. Between 30-150 pages of reading a week, with a weekly 1000 word reflection (fairly informal). The class is a lot, but he will absolutely blow your mind. He will radicalize you in new dimensions and make you think critically about the world. Incredibly unique.

Honestly if you love to read 500 pages of multiple books take this class. The lecture is 3 hours and was very monotone , I wish the class was held better. All he does talk and very unorganized. I appreciated he posted the PowerPoints online. But theres reflections every week about 2 pages and last two reflections 1,000 words & 3 essays 8 pages