Obviously cares a lot about the topic. Would I take again? Not by choice, but if it fit into my schedule, I wouldn't be mad about it.

Best English prof! Very passionate about Shakespeare and genuinely loves interacting with his students. Two take-home exams and weekly film or writing assignments. Class was a piece of cake. He's also a swiftie, which was a plus. Wish he taught more courses!

Very clear on grading, pretty easy to get an A as long as you do the assignments (graded on completion). The midterm and final are both open note online.

Great class due to not having a section but he grades based on the number of assignments you complete. The TA is what makes or breaks your grade sometimes they do not think your essay was good and make it as not complete which then affects the letter grade you receive.

Great class, obviously you should be going in expecting to read Shakespeare, and other than that the workload was reasonable and lectures were very organized. Kearney was great, highly recommend.

I took Shakespeare in Pop Culture, which was a super fun and creative class. Kearney tells you exactly what you need to do from the start to earn the grade you want. There's plenty of time for the course readings and assignments, lots of variety in content, and a passionate lecturer. Definitely take a class if you have a chance.

Professor Kearney was by far the best professor I had this quarter. I took his Shakespeare in pop-culture class and it was incredibly simple just be aware of the readers. Other than that it's a super straightforward class and I had a great time in it. I look forward to whatever course he teaches next and if I could, I'd retake this class. 10/10

7 written assignment regarding specific Shakespeare books or plays that are graded as complete or incomplete + 2 "quizzams" which are open note + online. Super easy class & at times pretty fun to go see a play outside or a movie in class.

Absolutely loved this professor! The class was "graded" by the work you completed and you had an A, B, and C option. The tests were open book and he made sure you were plenty prepared for the type of questions to expect on them. All the assignments were really interesting and I learned a lot about Shakespeare in this class!

Fascinating class! Professor Kearney is a very passionate and knowledgeable lecturer. The class is extremely transparent on grading practices which I appreciated. I would recommend this class to anyone.

He was an amazing professor! Very accesible outside of class and super understanding about things that come up if you need an extension. He has a hierarchy sort of grading system where he tells you exactly how many assignments you need to do to get an A, B, or C. Assignments can be done very quickly (usually a 500 word write up). Love this class!

He's awesome. Makes very clear what assignments will be given throughout the course. All are very simple but still manage to help reflect on what was learned. He's so passionate about the material and every lecture is engaging. Online open-note midterm and final. Attendance not mandatory. Highly recommend. He's one of the best in the department.

Very caring and passionate professor that cares about his students. Overall, very manageable and easy course load if you stay on top of assignments. Also, some fun movies to watch for writing assignments. Definitely recommend.

I loved this guy. He was very passionate about what he taught. Two essays, two quizzes, and a few mini assignments.

This guy is such a sweetheart, it's very clear he's passionate about the content and wants everyone to do their best. The biggest components of the grade are two papers, which aren't hard if you do the readings and pay attention to lectures. Very easy GE lit class, definitely take this!

I'm an English Major so I may be biased but he was a fun and entertaining professor. He put videos that relate to the plays being discussed and is very clear on his agenda at the beginning of class. He's super open to talking and grade is based off of midterm and final paper which are just literary analysis. Just ask your TA questions & you're good

lectures were easy to follow. had to read a play outside class every two weeks. there were a couple of writing assignments, two papers, and two quizzes/tests that lectures prepare you for.

Professor Kearney is an absolute sweetheart and his love for Shakespeare shows every time he talks! His smile will light up your world, seriously. This class was the absolute best way to be introduced to UCSB, and I know for certain my classmates can say the same!

I took him in person and class was a dreadful bore. He just liked performing the Shakespeare monologues and we did no kind of literary analysis, minus the extremely basic thematic elements, which were redundant in section. Don't recommend.

This class is fast-paced, you read 4 plays in 8 weeks and have 2 big tough papers & two important (but kinda easy) quizzes. The asynchronous lectures were hard to follow; they went on for too long and I barely took any notes over the course of a 30 minute video. If you read the plays carefully and participate in section you'll be fine.

Took this class Fall2020 (during COVID) - NOT worth it. He never responded to emails, used lectures to hear himself read Shakespeare, had this course as a webinar tied w/ a THTR class, so (kinda) mand. attend. to virtual performances & students are forced to listen to him + his buddy compare plays to current events and wrongly explain anti-racism.

He's such a sweetheart, loved the class and he did a great job of working with covid struggles.

Grades: 50% 2 essays (no rubric), 20% 2 quizzes, 20% section participation, 10% event response. Lectures are ok (I watch them on 2x speed) but slides are boring and don't have any info so visual learners beware. Class is zoom webinar instead of meeting so it doesn't feel like he wants to engage. Plays are good but it moves fast- 4 plays in 10 weeks

He's quite enthusiastic and interested in his class and it shows as his lectures are very engaging and fun. He's very nice and helpful. He's not intimidating and creates an environment where you can interact with him freely.