I loved this class. I learned so much valuable information and professor ya in did an amazing job at lecturing and explaining events.

Not a bad class overall. Three main papers throughout the quarter which were easy enough and graded leniently. Participation assignments scattered throughout, mandatory section attendance. Course content wasn't that engaging to someone who doesn't like history, but the lectures were easy to follow and the material was well-presented.

Professor Yaqub is amazing! He is probably my favorite professor at UCSB. While his lecture slides do not contain much information, he is a great lecturer and everything is very straightforward. Yaqub is a fair grader and is also quite understanding of unforeseen circumstances. I definitely recommend his courses!

Prof Yaqub is very passionate about what he is teaching and he is an amazing lecturer. He only grades on two things, a midterm paper and a final which were graded tough, but fair. The class is very reading heavy, but the lecturers pair well with the readings and it is worth it. Learned a lot and enjoyed it!

Prof Yaqub's lectures were very interesting and he took the time to incorporate videos/primary sources into them which made the lecture more involved and captivating. Also posted lectures online, so attendance was optional - however final and midterm papers required citations/evidence from readings and lectures. Would highly recommend this class!

Really great lecturer who makes it interesting by inserting videos. There's a lot of reading but the essays are honestly really short and he doesn't grade too harshly.

prof yaqub was probably one of my favorite profs i've had the pleasure of taking a class with at ucsb so far! his lectures are very easy to follow and interesting and prepare u for assignments. caring, hilarious, and engaging with students! 2 papers + weekly reading responses :) 10/10 class tbh, hope i get to take more hist courses w/him

Reading responses worth 35%, midterm essay worth 25%, final essay worth 40%. I really enjoyed this class. The topic was interesting, there were interesting videos, and when Professor Yaqub lectures he sounds super passionate about what he's talking about. He's super cool. It was a lot of fun!

Professor Yaqub is a great lecturer who is very knowledgable about US history. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and the workload was manageable. 2 essays and weekly reading responses, clear guidelines and IMO very interesting material. Would definitely recommend this course and prof to balance out a difficult schedule.

Im a senior and this his class has definitely been one of my favorites at UCSB since I've been here. Really nice guy but also really passionate about what he teaches. Two papers which accounted for most of the grade but I found the papers quite fun to do as the lectures and readings are really interesting and engaging.

This is a FANTASTIC course! It includes different forms of historical writings and various historical topics. The reading tasks are heavy, but it's an honor course so it's very reasonable. The assignments required to submit are just six two-pages papers from nine weeks and two cooperative presentations. The discussions are very meaningful.

Professor Yaqub is by far one of my favorite professors at UCSB. I took his 17C class during the pandemic. His lectures were so fun and interesting. He always found ways to include music, art, politics, philosophy etc in the material he was teaching. I wish I could take more of his classes, 100% would recommend.