Don't bother taking if just for GE. Just rambles on for an hour for lecture, section is utterly useless and unless you get the good TA (Charlene) you're going to spend many hours on this class a week. Professor and TAs have no clue what they're talking about, this is just an abstract class with no rubrics or guidelines.

Professor Akudinobi is a sweet professor, however a lot of the time in lectures it is a bit hard to follow what's going on since there's no lecture slides and he sometimes sidetracks. Apart from that the readings aren't difficult and as long as you do them and go to section you'll be fine.

Very random lectures. Spends about 50% of lecture off topic. The TA's are really tough graders too (for no reason). For a GE, its definitely not worth it. It isn't hard material to learn, but it feels super random and disorganized. I do not recommend. I would steer clear unless you are ready to suck up to the TAs!

Although we was a really great guy- totally hilarious, cared deeply, wanted everyone to pass- his lectures lacked content. It seemed as if he were rambling off the top of his head for the entire lecture. There were five papers in ten weeks (including the final and midterm), which was a lot, but he was very clear about grading and what was expected.

Dr. Akudinobi is a caring and hilarious dude. Everyone loves him, if not the class. The class is hard to sit through since it's an 8 AM but you don't really need to retain anything from lecture (mandatory). Two 4-page papers for the midterm, one 8-page term paper, and two 4-page papers for the final. Class consists of 10 books, just read a few.

Pointless lectures. Everything he said was obvious if you read; I learned the most from section. He always shows up late too. However, attendance is 25% of your grade so try to go as often as possible. Try to read at least 5 out of 10 books to write the essays. He's a nice guy but I didn't enjoy the class. Easy A, just put in some some effort.

I was honestly scared to take this class because of all of the bad reviews here but after taking the course myself I can say that professor Akudinobi is such an amazing guy and teacher. Theres a good amount of reading but its manageable. Professor Akudinobi really cares about his students, dont be afraid to talk to him!

Just showing up is an easy 25% of your grade (kind of sucks for an 8 am class but be thankful for the easy points!). The class was four essays, 4 pages each. 2 for your midterm, you got your prompt 5 days before it was due and you got to pick your prompt, so long story short- you don't need to read all 10 books, just write about the ones you know.

He is a very caring, intelligent person but the lectures are extremely unnecessary and he usually discusses irrelevant topics. It is a good class to take if you like reading and do not mind sitting through a confusing class period twice a week.

Akudinobi is an amazing professor and gives you everything that is necessary to get an A+ in the class. Attend one lecture, sometimes two a week, and you'll get an A in the class. Straightforward 25% Section, 25% paper, 25% midterm, 25% final.

10 Books for 10 weeks of class. No other homework besides books and 4 papers. Grades easily on papers. Teacher is willing to help students succeed. Personally read only 5/10 books and got an A in the class, but you will need to listen to what professor and TAs say to write your essays.

I really enjoyed his course! Learned a lot about colonialism through the perspectives of the authors covered in class. The readings were a lot. You would have to complete a book every week and in total there were 4 essays with a research paper. Overall, I really enjoyed the class!

I may never see films and our representations of other cultures with naivety, again. Truly inspirational and unassuming scholar!

Attendance is sometimes taken. I was asleep for a lot of class since this was an 8 AM.

The professor is a friendly guy who wants everyone to succeed. He is well-meaning, but he can be unorganized. Lecture is mandatory. Take home midterm and final that are straightforward if you pay attention in lecture/section. My TA was awesome so section was fun. I learned a lot in the class and would recommend it

If what you want is a blow off easy class then he isn't what you want because he has mandatory attendance and the essays are pretty tough. If you want a thorough informative class this isn't what you want because he has no slides, no notes to go off of and he barely sticks to the syllabus. The essays will challenge you but you set your own pace.

I loved this class! Take home essays for the midterm and final and he will usually hint/give those questions during lecture. Lecture might seem scattered and unorganized but pay attention, I used most of what he said in class to write my essays. One book a week but they are really easy reads. Can't find the required texts on spark notes or online.

Easiest class. Never took notes in lecture, only went to sign in. The midterm and final are take home essays and the grading is fair, got an easy A+ in the class.

he was awesome. fun and upbeat. keeps it as interesting as it can. not a hard class. get a good TA

Passes a sign in sheet around lecture every day so attendance is mandatory. Your grade was 33% attendance, 33% midterm, and 33% final. The midterm and final were just a bunch of writing (3 papers each) but the grading was fair and I got an easy A in the class. Lectures are hard to follow as he jumps all over the place but I loved the textbook.

His classes are NOT as easy as some of the reviews here make them out to be. Attendance is mandatory, with role taken in section and lecture. Some pretty big writing assignments, but doesn't fulfill a writing GE. It really doesn't fulfill any GEs that cant be found in a better class. Please, take another class. You'll regret taking this one.

This instructor has very poor teaching skills and is highly unorganized. Take this course if you like being confused and watching someone try to figure out how to use a projector for the first thirty minutes of every lecture.

Jude is really passionate about the subject and his upbeat character always put a smile on my face. Pretty easy to get a good grade too as long as you spend the time to develop your essays. However, it was often difficult to follow his lectures (no powerpoints/rambles on) so be sure to read the textbook before going to class.

Jude is the man. Easy class, heart-warming accent, passionate about the material covered. I love that he calls his students "gauchos"