nice to look at. course is ODD. fun IF you are an art major, if not, a little CRAZY. lots of work, projects weekly, 4 hours of disc a WEEK. the point of the class is rather unclear to me even now

I loved his lecturing style and found him to have a great sense of humor. Pratitcal, useful information. But I agree- holds strong opinions that he isn't hesistant to share. If you can write and get a general idea of the material, you'll probably do well on his paper and tests. Lot's of reading!

His lectures are entertaining, and despite what some say, they are easy to follow if you are paying attention. often plays the devils advocate, so some say he has strong opinions, I say he gets people to think about their own thoughts and ideas. ALOT of reading, but he warns you on the first day, plus it says there are 9 books on the sylabis!

soooo much reading is required for this class. spickard's loud, highly opinionated, and he gets his views across-sometimes using crude humor-so if you're one to be easily offended, i dont recommend this class. but if you do take it, go with an open mind and dont let him get to you. oh, and he's a proclaimed gerbil on crack. =)

lectures are relatively unstructured, and it's extremely difficult to read whatever he writes on the board. midterm and paper aren't that hard but there are TONS of boring reading for this class. he's loud and almost offensive sometimes. not a terrible class but can be better.

He's really nice and a great lecturer but the class is weird. They try to tell you it's not a performance art class, but it is. I wouldn't recommend it if you're not an art major or really outgoing. You have to take your final in an alternate persona.

He gives the worst lectures ever!! He is all over the place with his information while at the same time being extremly boring!!! Tests are pretty easy if you can teach yourself the information. Not good at all!

GREAT professor! I recommend any class he is teaching. He is funny, talented and very interesting!

Spickard is great. I think it would be impossible to fall asleep in his class. He shouts and screams sometimes and even serenaded our class. His teaching method was very effective at linking the concepts togther. Advice: don't read all the material, just use spark notes.

Lectures weren't very structured and sometimes hard to follow...boring too...I felt like his intellect rubbed off as pomp......he's loud and abnoxious...apparently people like this??? Lots of irrelevant reading...tons of reading in general...overall I learned a lot,so i guess the class was ok

Not hott, whoever said that is sick and twisted! Awesome teacher, I guess that might turn some people on. Very entertaining, he kicked someone out of class today just to proove a point. Come from a long line of preachers and reflects his lineage in his lectures. Give history a unique twist.

I think he's kind of pompous

Awsome teatcher!

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This guy is awesome. This guy is full of inspiration. He is a nice guy as well. Very helpful person. Goes out of his way to help his students succeed if you ask for his help. This guy is an five star professor.

Awsome teacher. Highly recommend.

best class at UCSB. he is so awesome and truly cares about each student!

such a great professor!!! cares for his students, and really funny. im going to take all his classes and you should too

Just an allaround caring dude. Doesn't hurt that he's not old and stodgy so still retains some of his youth.

Fabulous man! Great teacher, great mentor and great friend. Inspiration to anyone he meets on the beach, stage or in class. Greatest Dog EVER!

This was not only a class for Asian American, but for anywone that wanted to learn about themselves. He was awesome and the students were so kind. I will never forget that class

Awesome teacher

such a great teacher. he's great looking, hilarious, and captivates his students so easily.

good speaker. wants as am students to be future advocates, so he's very passionate. friendly and motivational inside and outside the classroom. geniuenly a nice guy.