i personally loved this class and love prof gilbert

I have taken him twice now and really appreciate the way he gives space and directions for students to pursue their interests. He's always helpful and if I have questions about a comment (they can get complicated) he clears it up. Sometimes I wished his class was a little more organized, but he also adapts and works individually with students.

This is a tough class if you don't love reading. But the ideas are neat. he gives several opportunites for revision and knows how to help you improve.

The assignments and texts were unique. He's low-key and explains things really well. I improved my writing a lot.

He reads your work carefully and shows you how to ask deeper questions. Not too difficult and actually teaches you to write with lots of comments and how do basic research. Great if you want to choose and learn about a topic involving labor politics and environment and some other stuff.

Very interesting guy. I personally get along with him, but I can see why others don't like him. He has said some extreme stuff before, but I think he at least has knowledge/research to back him up. He gives good feedback, and you can recover if you do poorly early on (I did), and he is very transparent about improving if you show interest.

Stay away.

Pretty chill class with long but fascinating readings. He basically uses texts relevant for current events and politics and then encourages students to expand into their own research. Cool guy fun to talk to.

Reading load wasn't too bad. They're tough readings but super interesting and he's really good at coaching your writing. Gives revision chances and seemed pretty fair. Overall interesting. Passionate guy.

what I liked about gilbert's class was that I'm in a better place to understand all the crazy stuff that's happening in the world. at first the independent research aspect of it was sort of tough but at the end I prefer it. I learned so much about philosophy and government, and how to read / research better with guided personalized questions.

Definitely one of the more interesting writing classes I've taken at UCSB. Explores a lot of relevant ideas between political philosophy, labor, and the environment. He's fun to talk to during office hours. Sometimes I wanted more lectures, but I also like the way he interacts with us in small groups.

I loved this class. It had practical and real world applications in government, policy, ethics, and the environment. The papers are designed to let students jump off of the readings and research their own interests. His lecture style works off of student participation. His comments are sooo helpful.