Graded by final paper, final, and midterm. So much reading + the no lectures slides + only verbal lecture + thick accent + no canvas posts is a deadly combo if you're not very English-minded. I suggest you go to the lecture even though it isn't mandatory because most of the information/terms/prompts on the exams will come from there.

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Lectures are ok but what makes her class so infuriating is that there is zero online correspondence. The responses everyone does are on different days and she only tells you your assigned days once at the beginning of the quarter. Idk why she doesn't use Canvas for an online class but it makes the class much less enjoyable.

Boscagli was very accessible in uploading her lectures online which was nice. She would sometimes emphasize a word that she would repeat and say would be a huge part of the test, but then not spell it out or have it written anywhere for us to read which was frustrating. Tests were all written. Essays are also required.

Personally, I loved this professor. Although the work is sort of difficult and there is a good amount of reading, I really loved taking two of her classes because she cares about what she is teaching and she is open to hearing all interpretations of readings-not like some other English professors who are looking for certain "right" interpretations.

She is good at her job, but her flaw was the way she teaches. Participation is mandatory in the class, if you have two absences she won't grade your final. She does not provide any activities for participation, her class is more of a book club. I do give her props on the novels she chooses because they were all an amazing read.

The worst class I've taken at UCSB, & that's not because of the course material. For a one-unit class, she had us write essays before section every week and was not understanding AT ALL in regards to COVID and individual circumstances. She was visibly displeased when people had differing opinions from her and she was condescending. Avoid

I absolutely loved professor Boscagli's class. She has an organized approach to her lectures which I deeply appreciated. She offers insightful connections between the works we read and the historical context in which they were written. I took her honors seminar concurrently and it was the best honors seminar I ever took at UCSB. Highly recommend

Professor Boscalgi is amazing. She is a great lecturer and really funny at times. She doesn't do power points besides for paintings or portraits. I think power points for notes would hep make this class better. There was two papers, a midterm, and an exam. You have to work hard/study a lot to get an A.

She's extremely knowledgable about the subject matter and I found the class extremely interesting. You'll be fine with spark notes, but lectures are mandatory as a lot of the themes and IDs she mentions are on the midterm and final. She lectures the entire time (no visuals) so if you're not good at listening, section helps a lot!

She's hard to understand and her lectures are the longest, most sleep-inducing, but incredibly important.

Great person and genuinely cares about her students. However, her teaching style wasn't for me. This class didn't really have a structure; you just read what's assigned and go to lecture, and she just TALKS. No visuals, no activities. It's quite difficult to understand what her goal is for each class period. She's cool, but just wasn't for me.