Her lectures are phenomenal & very informative. If she is not as knowledgeable, she brings in a guest professor who is an expert on the topic. Although you can tell her political bias, she is very good at giving the facts, not opinions. Class is easy. 3 op-ed's & sections are the grades. The final is an optional op-ed rewrite for a higher grade.

Lectures had absolutely nothing to do with what was graded. I went to literally 1 lecture the entire quarter. She lectures and u pick what u write about. Gives out extensions for papers no matter what. Section attendance mandatory. Essays are graded kinda hard but not really. Final is optional. Such a light class! Recommend

The course was very easy with only three Op-Ed papers and an optional rewrite as the “final.” Perrone is super knowledgeable throughout her lectures. We had many guest speakers, as well. Attendance was not mandatory to do well. There is a bit of reading, but just skimming through the articles before section should suffice.

I highly recommend taking History 5 with Prof. Perrone! She's a fantastic lecturer and clearly explained difficult topics, including: The Electoral College, History of Third Parties, Abortion, and the War in Ukraine. She also brought in guest speakers which was super cool. Homework is online readings. No final. Just write write 3 short op-eds.

Great class to take over the summer. Only graded on one paper (4-6 pages), weekly forum posts, section participation, and the final. Really engaging lectures for an online class.

I took the online summer session for this course and was amazed at how engaging the lectures were despite being recorded! I can imagine her in person classes are even better.

I will take any class she teaches. She is probably the best lecturer I have had, and her perspective as a legal historian is very interesting. However, every class she teaches is only essays, so you do have to learn how to write for her/her TAs' grading style. You should go to the lectures to write relevant and informed essays.

Great class, she was a super engaging professor. Lectures were very fun and interesting, she loves when you ask questions. Only graded on 4 papers the entire quarter, so if you like writing then it's an easy class. I sadly am not the best writer, so it was a bit of a struggle but I did find the topics super interesting.

Such an easy class. No midterm or final. Your grade is made up of 3 papers and section participation. You do not have to attend lectures but some of them were interesting and provided good ideas for what to write about in your papers.

She is such a great professor, I learned so much from her lectures. By week 9 the lecture hall was almost empty. The grade is 3 papers and section participation. The lecture was there to give inspiration for papers and section discussion so if you know enough about the topics, lecture is optional. A lot of weekly reading articles though.

Such a great class! Lecture attendance optional, but section attendance is mandatory. Would recommend and wish I could take again :)

Prof Perrone is extremely kind and reasonable. Your grade consists of 3 Op-Ed papers. They have no prompt which can be difficult, but there is an optional rewrite in place of a final. Lots of reading, but not required to do well in the course. Great class if you have background History knowledge and are good at writing.

Professor Perrone is amazing! Such an engaging lecturer and even tho attendance isn't mandatory I suggest going anyways. Always opinionated and passionate about what she teaches. Grading is based on 3 op-eds of your choice + section grade. LOTS of readings every week, but they are pretty much optional (though sometimes discussed during section).

Amazing lectures and really interesting content. Attendance optional but I would suggest going because the lectures are just that good. Graded off of 3 papers and optional rewrite to replace lowest score. Sections based off readings that week and had very engaging discussions. Definitely will take another class of Perrone's again.

Professor Perrone was funny in class. She talks about current issues around the world and its history. Lectures are not mandatory, but the section is. The section is 25% of grade and 3 op-eds are also worth 25% each. The final is optional where you rewrite your lowest essay.

If you get a good TA, this class with be easy and fun. My TA was annoying and was not helpful, but I was still able to get an A. The professor is great though, she is good at lecturing and lectures are easy to pay attention to. I always did the reading right before the section, so never put in that much work besides the essays. Would recommend fs.

Great lectures, but hardly count towards your grade. Easy A if you can write 3 quality essays. Readings are almost nearly optional, but I usually skim to complete the reading questions (usually only about 250 words per week). Overall, easy class, interesting content, and no mandatory attendance.

Prof Perrone is an incredible lecturer. I looked forward to her class weekly. I enjoyed it so much that I am taking another one of her classes. If you are a good/competent writer and are willing to do the assigned reading (even if you just skim) you will do well in this class. I think everyone should take this course.

Professor Perrone is an amazing lecturer. She is highly organized and clearly very knowledgable and passionate about the subject matter. She was accommodating and gave great feedback as well. Readings could be lengthy but were always interesting and relevant. I took HIST 17B with her too, and cannot recommend her courses enough.

Loved her!

best history course I've taken as a history major! Lectures are detailed, information dense but everything is useful towards midterms & final. 2 midterm papers and the final was another 2 papers. She gives you enough time to complete them and she is really understanding if you come to her with a concern/issue. Going to lecture is KEY to passing.

She is the best history professor at UCSB in my experience. Her lectures are easy to follow and she explains everything with such great detail. I used to think history was boring until I took her course.

First time teaching the class but she did an AMAZING job. I'm honestly kind of bummed it was cut short because of the strike. Lectures were informative with some guest lecturers. Assigned articles were interesting and supplemented lecture well. Course was graded w/ 3 op-eds w/ chance to rewrite for higher grade. Sections were discussion based.

such an easy GE. attendance is optional and lectures are very interesting. no final, graded by TA on 3 op-eds with one makeup optional. section is mandatory for points but very easy and fun.