Lack of organization makes it difficult to follow along during lectures.The amount of dull reading adds insult to injury. Instead of discussions/activities, you're bombarded with dry texts that fail to pique your interest. It's like slogging through a swamp of uninspiring content, desperately searching for something remotely engaging to hold onto.

I am so happy that I decided to take another course with her. She is seriously the most caring, genuine, and inspiring professor i've had at UCSB. She made the 3 hour class seem so short and took the time to get to know all of us on a personal level. I'm so sad to be leaving her after graduation. TAKE HER IF YOU CAN. YOU WONT REGRET IT.

Take home midterm/final. 2 short book commentary papers & 1 4-page paper that she required you use 25 sources. Not too bad, she's very enthusiastic & encourages class discussion, brought snacks to every class.

Professor Bhavnani is the reason I will be going to grad school. SOC 156A and 156B are the two most engaging and inspirational courses I have taken during my 4 years at UCSB. If you have the opportunity, take her class! Works with you to revise papers if needed, open to suggestions, flexible, and gives extra credit!

Professor Bhavnani is by far my favorite professor at UCSB. She understands that as students we are there to learn and improve, for this reason she allows you to rewrite your papers if you receive a less than satisfactory grade. She is the sweetest and has a great passion for social movements! Only 4 papers all short.

Seriously one of the best classes I have ever taken! Requires probably the most amount of reading and writing I have ever done for a class, but it was so fun and interesting, I definitely don't regret taking her! She is a great lecturer, super nice, interesting and fun! I highly recommend her to anyone!

She is the best teacher on campus and i have never said that before about any teacher. She cares about each student individually and wants you to do good. Tons of extra credit, she wants you to get an "A" in the class. Shows movies and has great discussions. Super helpful

She was the most adorable teacher ever. So nice and helpful and even gave us the day off class (when we asked) to give us extra time to read the novel. My TA (Rolo) was a super easy grader and there are tons of extra credit opportunities.

The first thing you notice about her is that she is passionate about her work. She truly cares for her students, but takes on too many commitments and spreads herself too thin to always be available to them. But that's a small matter compared to what you'll learn in her class, which is guaranteed to be amazing. TAKE HER CLASS!

One of my favorite professors. Great perspective on the world. Adorable mannerisms, very interactive. I love her and her TA Neda is really smart and interesting too!

Kum-Kum rules, 'nuff said!

Great teacher! There is a lot of reading but as long as you do it, you will get a good grade. Work/papers are not hard, just tedious. I would highly reccomend this class to sociology or womens studies majors.