Sort of baffled by the bad reviews. I thought her lectures were clear, and she was very interested in our success. You really do have to take good notes, and pay attention to the readings (1/week), but I didn't find it more difficult than usual. Study guides are extremely similar to the actual test. She is clearly passionate about this subject.

I took ARTHI105Q and I really enjoyed the content. The lectures were easy to follow and she provided outlines before. There were 2 midterms (so easy) MCQ, SA and vocab matching. The final was a group presentation but she gave you plenty of time to work on it. Reading is important and shows up on tests. But overall really great class.

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I know that a lot of student's don't like professor Badamo but I've taken a couple classes with her now and although she isn't the most warm and fuzzy professor, she knows what she is teaching and she genuinely cares that her students do well. Develop a relationship with her, ask questions, attend lectures, pay attention and you'll do well.

I found the class content interesting and thought out. However, she is not organized. Her course reader was late and a mess, the articles she forgot, she posts with little time to read. Her exam questions seem subjective and unclear, but her expectation is perfect recall. I wouldn't voluntarily take her class again, but if I had to I would survive

Do yourself a favor and refrain from taking any of her classes. Although she is clearly passionate about her subject of study, she is a genuinely atrocious professor and her plethora of negative reviews here conveys that. Her lectures lack concise direction and purpose. Feedback is confusing at best. Entirely unresponsive to emails.

The content of this class might not be the most interesting, but Professor Badamo gave really good lectures. The grading is also very clear and the tests are straight from lectures. Make sure to attend lectures and participate, it is a part of your grade.

Favorite professor at UCSB. Super knowledgeable, funny, kind, and helpful to the students that dont understand. Very well organized class. Simple assignments that are accessible to all students. Lectures are packed with fascinating information. She even took us to special collections to look at real artifacts. Overall a great experience. 10/10!

She's a coherent and knowledgeable lecturer. A little icy though, wouldn't take again unless I had to.

Incredibly knowledgeable and made her subject very interesting to me, someone who isnt an Art History buff/fanatic. Highly recommend you take her class if possible.

Favorite professor I've had so far. She's so knowledgeable and so nice. She really wants to see her students succeed and she has an awesome nerdy sense of humor that is very present in her lectures. Make sure you go to class and do the work but if you do you'll be fine. Very clear expectations and very fair grading.

She knows the subject very well and tries to be as clear as possible but sometimes fails. She's very unorganized and the powerpoints don't help. Jumps from one topic to another then back to the first topic. 2 papers, a midterm, a final. TAs grade the papers harshly (or at least mine did). Not horrible but wouldn't take this prof again.