Attendance was mandatory. Three 8pg essays, easy grader. However, no gauchospace, powerpoints etc. He talks the whole lecture. Mostly let us leave early or cancelled class but if you read the book the essays are easy

Lots of essays for this class. Total of three 8-page essays. Write down what he says in lecture and basically repeat and elaborate on essays. He's pretty old school and doesn't use gaucho space. Hard to understand him sometimes w/ his accent. He's a lenient grader though which is nice. If looking for an easy 'A', then don't take this class.

Prof. A is an awesome guy. Easy going and cares for his students. He's a bit of a character but really does want everyone to succeed. The main issue he doesn't use gauchospace, powerpoint, or visuals. He simply lectures out of the course reader and it isn't very helpful. Did not get out of the class what I wanted. 3 papers, one research of 8 pages.

Dr. Akudinobi is wonderful! Lectures can be a bit hard to follow, but useful and full of knowledge. Attendance 25% so show up. He gives hints about essay topics for midterm&final (take-home); each with 2 essays. Term paper prompt is completely open. Grading is straightforward. If you can write well and go to class, it's a simple A.

One of my favorite professors in UCSB. His subject matter is interesting and his analysis is eyeopening. He is also funny and makes class enjoyable even though it can be early in the morning. Highly recommend taking one of his classes before graduating

Great professor that really cares about students, he definitely round up to the highest grade and wants "his gauchos" to get As. Interesting and fun lectures, he tells good stories and makes jokes along the way! Take him, reading isn't necessary except for citing in your essays and movies are interesting enough.

Genuine Professor. He cares about his students. He gives you the grade you deserve. Easy going and funny. He knows what he is talking about and can answer literally any question you may have. I would recommend him and I would definitely take one of his courses again.

Akudinobi is the man! You will have a great time taking this class and he grades easy. If you show up you'll know everything you need to pass the exams. You might only have to read a whole book for your paper.

He's the chillest teacher ever; he made the class interesting and is a very fair grader! He does take-home testspaper which is really nice.

Very nice, fun, approachable, one of the better black studies professors ( ahemm, Ingrid Banks) and overall a great instructor

A fun guy with a real passion for his subject matter. Was also very helpful when talking to him after class. Only slight complaints I would have is that his lectures could do with a Powerpoint, and some lectures mat be canceled at very short notice.

Great class, introduced me to African cinema and the cultural/political context that influenced film makers message and style. A friendly guy who values interest in the subject matter and participation over prior knowledge.

Professor Akudinobi is really great! The material is somewhat difficult/kind of a stretch considering it is a class based on movies, but so far he has tried his best to make it easier to understand. He's very kind and lenient when it comes to being late. Great guy, hard class, but with enough attendance you should be fine.

Rambles for lecture. Doesn't give out As, but doesn't grade hard. So if you don't care to get an A take the class. But if you need an A this class isn't for you.

I loved this class. Listen carefully to the lectures--just about everything he says has meaning that is not always easy to get. The media collection (in the library) has some of the films if you need to see them again. A hard subject, no doubt, but worth it, and Akudinobi is a very cool guy.

Wow students can be so ungrateful. He is such a nice guy and doesn't hold students back by unfair, tough grading. I learned from this class and I'm sorry for those who didn't. Grading is very easy though. Maybe too easy?

Disorganized, shows films in class, no lecture. Book requires a thesaurus and dictionary to decipher-he contributed to the book. Take home essay/tests that were HARD because they were straight out of the incomprehensible book. Great TA though. Could have been a great class if it was actually taught.

genuinely nice person, but I have no idea what was going on in the class, his lectures have no structure and doesn't use power point or anything, he just talks. All the tests were essays. Not hard, but hard to sit through is lectures!

Great professor, OK class. Attendance was mandatory and counted for about 20% of the overall grade. He gave us a take home midterm and a take home final along with one term paper. It seems like he will give you at least a B+ if you tried. Great professor, sometimes hard to understand. He has an amazing vocabulary and is pretty interesting.

He is very funny in class. He is very easy and you cant literally talk your way out of most anything. Midterms and Finals were take home for 7 days a piece. Take him as a GPA booster

lectures are unstructured but the reading itself is interesting. be sure you're able to write strong opinions demoting white society. office hours are equally confusing and unstructured but if there for a chat, he is so knowledgeable. definitely one of the most interesting professors here. would recommend only for strong writers.

He's such a nice guy, but I could never grasp the main idea of one sentence that came out of his mouth.

Very unclear and unorganized. Cool guy though. Helpful in office hourse.

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