She assigns a lot of readings, but you can honestly get by without reading majority of the time. She covers most of it in lecture, but I would focus on the terms she doesn't go over in class because the midterm consists of a lot of memorization of terms and information. Both exams had very thorough review sheets that told you the essay prompts.

the lectures were sooooo boring and the midterm + final were not easy imo. i did so well in this class just because of all the extra credit opportunities.

Literally didn't attend a single lecture after the midterm and free balled the final by just studying on my own and i genuinely think i learned more on my own than with her

So boring and dreaded her lectures she genuinely sounded like a mom lecturing her kids about how she used to ride dinosaurs to school or something

I REALLY loved this class at the beginning, I always found myself really engaged by her lectures and the pieces she chose to show but... I did mediocre on the essay part of the midterm and now my final grade is very uncertain. I would take the class but make sure to consult with your TA on everything because grading on essays is so specific

The prof is nice enough but lectures are so boring and unhelpful that after a few weeks I just started using my phone instead of taking notes, something I noticed my classmates also did. You can study on your own without lecture or reading material and you'll do fine. But she does give you exam essay prompts ahead of time which is nice.

Lots and lots of work for a GE class. If you want a easy GE don't take this class its a joke. She gives you almost 100 terms on the final and only testing you on 4 not including 3 separate essays you have to write with the multiple choice map question + close reading. All section attendance is required and if u miss one u get dropped.

Way too much work for a GE with a lot of required reading and research that's barely used outside of the final project. Midterm, Final Project, and Final make up 90% of the grade. Expects way too much on the midterm and especially the final

Way too much work for a GE class. A poll was taken during the first section - 90% taking for GE, but still papers required outside sources from UCSB library and both midterm and final were brutal. Memorization heavy and excessive readings. DO NOT TAKE if you don't like the subject because lectures are boring and it will not be an easy GE.

This was one of my favorite professors at UCSB. She is very passionate about what she teaches which makes learning easy. Attendance is not mandatory, but if you want to succeed you must go to lectures. Material is not easily accessible online and most content is provided in lecture. She is very open about grading criteria.

lecture material was very important, readings were easily manageable and the midterm grading was so chill! as long as you go to class you'll do great, though lectures can be really boring. midterm, research paper, final, and extra credit for seeing the campus art museum.

I liked Professor Boswell's lectures a lot, and her readings were not too long, and relevant. The overarching project was a decent amount of work, but doable if you space it out and don't cram like I did. Overall would recommend for a pretty easy GE.