Little guidance was given on assignments, and lectures were unnecessarily overcomplicated and confusing. Prof Nihn is passionate and kind, and I'd highly recommend going to her office hours. However, I often felt like she lacked the ability to explain things in a straightforward way, especially in class. Overall would not recommend for a GE.

I loved Professor Ninh so much, her lectures were so interesting and the material we covered was so cool. She was a tough grader on the close reading assignments but left great feedback on how to improve your work. Definitely do the readings and participate in class, it will make the course 100x better.

Dont' take it. Not an easy GE at ALL. The TAs graded all assignments centered around a B. Not a GPA booster class at all. Tons of reading. Terrible experiences

Having a passion for the literature makes this class a 5. Prof is very nice cares about what she teaches. Short quiz in section every week with 4 writing assignments making up your grade (with an optional final!). TA grades everything. Overall, it is an easy GE with a nice prof who is not strict-- and you can't go wrong with that.

No midterm and optional final, class is graded by section and 4 close readings. Prof Ninh is a passionate and amazing lecturer and she WILL remember everyone (by name) who speaks to her. Books are dense, but her lectures clear many thing up. TAs are also very sweet and will help. Attend Section!!!! (and lecture) Also easier GE for ethnicity req.

Class is based on multiple assignments around 500 words in length and participation. Some of the assignments have harder than expected prompts for this type of class but they're doable and the professor is pretty great.

Prof Ninh is one of the best professors I have had at UCSB. She truly cares about her students, is knowledgable and helpful, and just a joy to be around. Every week, I left class feeling empowered, like a learned something new about myself and others. She gives personalized and helpful feedback on assignments, so that you can actually improve!

Needlessly confusing lecturer. I never went to lecture just because they were so incomprehensible. The grade was really just section attendance and 4 written assignments (not essays, but they were still tough and had very poor direction). Only saving grace is generous grading scheme. I loved my TA though; the TA makes the class.

Prof Ninh challenged my world views and writing skills and I'm grateful I took this class. Most people took the class p/np bc she grades very particularly. If you participate (in lecture and/or OH), her classes will be very enriching, otherwise they will be a lot of work with little reward. Definitely recommend

Prof Ninh is amazing, caring, knowledgeable :) Every reading was incredible, powerful... I'm an Asian-American woman, this class meant everything to me! But really anyone would benefit from taking this class. She will give you a good grade if you show that you care!! Because she really just cares about teaching us well not just about grades.

Professor Ninh is amazing!!! Took upper div ASAM classes this quarter for the first time after officialising my double major in ASAM, and professor ninh was an absolute sweetheart!!! She is super super passionate about everything and was lenient about deadlines/revising. would def take her classes again!!

I was originally intimidated by Prof Ninh but after getting into the class, that all went away. Super fun to talk to in office hours and has super lenient policies - soft deadlines, unlimited revisions that she can help you with and gives endless support. She grades a bit tough, but she and the class are so amazing! Would recommend ANYONE take her!

She overcomplicates things in lecture and it almost seems like shes trying to prove how intelligent she is. Shes super vague about whats expected of us for assignments, and she literally wants us to regurgitate what she says during lecture. Way too much work for a GE. Books are interesting though.

Okay so I took this course as a GE and damn she is the worst! She's sweet and all, but she is incredibly disorganized with her lectures and work. I spend more time trying to figure out what her prompts are trying to say than actually doing the readings! This is my first ever professor review, it had to be done

Extremely intelligent and insightful. Very inspiring. She even remembers names of people who answer questions. Loved her lectures, though they were dense. She doesn't post slides online. Class wasn't ridiculously hard, but definitely harder than Pandya's version and it might be more work than you're willing to put in for a GE.

even though the lecture was not mandatory, she never put powerpoint on the gauchospace, so you still have to go to lecture. Midterm is extremely hard with tons of writings. This professor ruins this course.

need to read five books and write 5 essays

She was very into discussion during class time (something i don't particularly like, but some people do). She was very good at breaking down large concepts so we could understand everything. However, it was the worst grade i got that quarter.

Great professor, very passionate about the subject and cares so much about the students. Lectures can be confusing sometimes, but issues are usually cleared up in section or in office hours. Go to her office hours! She is so helpful and really cool just to talk to, and she has a great memory so she will remember you.

It is so boring.

She is very passionate however the class does not interest me at all and her lecture aren't very clear

Great professor. Knows the material well and lectures are always interesting and clear. Attend lecture and section and be sure to read the majority of the books and you'll do great

This class wasn't what I expected. She is a difficult grader. I enjoyed the subject, but I wouldn't want to take another class with her because of her grading.

Professor Ninh is AMAZING. She cares so much for her students and really tries to help as much as possible. I started with a C on the first paper, and then went to office hours every Monday and ended with a B+ due to her help. You really have to understand the material to get a good grade.