Boring lectures. 80% of the reading for the class is her own writing - doc'd points for not understanding her exact viewpoint. She assigned a group project right before thanksgiving break and made groups present immediately after (no time to meet). Doc'd points for needed more analysis on essays despite having low page limits. 2/10 don't recommend

Interesting content that she made super boring and dense. Graded things harshly. Asked for concise papers with a low page limit only to mark us down for not going in depth or writing enough. Also really slow to grade things so we didn't even know how to improve.

bruh do not take this prof. slow grading - unclear assignments. just overall boring af.

Interesting course ruined by extremely slow grading and odd grading criteria. Last two big assignments we went into not knowing how well we did on the previous one. Expects a deep analysis of course material in essays but the material isn't even that deep to begin with. Overall, interesting course, really odd professor.

She is amazing. Readings and lectures were extremely engaging and got me excited to attend classes. After taking this course, I've been inspired to pursue a thesis on meatpacking and agricultural labor conditions. I think everyone should take this class - the lessons and discoveries about the global food system are both essential and infuriating.

she crashed out in lecture over an unconfirmed israel/palestine WaPo headline (which, at the time of her crashout, had already been pulled by WaPo for unverified info). lowkey unprofessional for a history prof, especially with antisemitism at a high. also had a required reading by an author who publicly justified 10/7. easiest class ever though.

she crashed out in lecture over an unconfirmed WaPo article - about israel/palestine, one that (at the time of her crashout) had already been pulled by WaPo due to unverified info. super unprofessional for a history prof, especially now with antisemitism skyrocketing. also had a required reading by author who had publicly justified 10/7 massacre.

This class was really cool and I am glad I took it. Lectures aren't mandatory but I recommend going bc you need to use them for the papers. Graded by take home midterm and final essay, primary source essay, and participation through forum posts and cooking challenges. Class was very fun and engaging, I liked that she broke up lectures with videos.

Loved her. Amazing lecturer who keeps students engaged the whole time. Used music, TV shows and movies in class which was also nice to keep engaged. Participation matters but there are many ways to get it. Graded on take home midterm, short response about movies, primary analysis paper, participation in class/forum posts, and take home final.

The nicest professor at UCSB.

Took her for food history and she is a great lecturer. Interesting class and its clear she knows a lot about what she's teaching. Her reader was a much easier grader than her which was kinda annoying cause it was a 50/50 shot on who grades your papers but she's still a g.

Very fair grader, extremely accessible and understanding. Made boring parts of the course material more fun.