Professor Terraciano was such a great professor and showed such a genuine passion for colonial history. He was always so kind and excited about what he was teaching which made the class all the more entertaining. While some people may have found his lectures boring due to the excess of information, it really wasn't that bad as long as you have an open mind about it. Luckily, all of the tests were asynchronous and open note so you don't have to stress about remembering specific names and details. He didn't want students worrying about small details but rather the whole historical picture and why it's important today. However, be forewarned, there are a lot of assigned readings (you technically don't have to do them but they really help for the essays and the final exam which make you use them as primary sources). This class is so interesting and if you really take advantage of all that's being taught, you could have a really positive experience and learn a lot.

I liked this class. Your grade is made up of your section grade, two essays, a multiple choice midterm, and final (2 essays + multiple choice). Everything was fair and based largely on primary sources. The final stood out in that it was timed and we didn't know what sources/ topics the essays would be on before hand so that was a little difficult. The other two essays we had lots of time to do them. Everything was done online including the final, the final was just timed. The Professor was nice and made lectures interesting. I really liked my TA as well, she was really helpful in explaining the essays and what we should have in the essay. Attendance in lecture is not mandatory, but helpful. Section attendance is mandatory. I would recommend this class.

Professor Terraciano is an amazing lecturer and you can tell he is super passionate about his work. I echo all the other previous reviews about him. In terms of workload, the assigned reading is pretty heavy but most people didn't read them. However, you need to pull on them for the essays so you end up reading them regardless. Your grade in this class is entirely dependent upon your TA as they are they ones grading your essays, midterm, and final. I've heard horror stories from my peers about their TAs (some of them didn't give a single A for the first essay) but I highly recommend my TA Sofia Yazpik. She will also review your essay thesis and outline and provides super good feedback. Professor Terraciano was also nice enough to round my grade without asking.

I loved Professor Terraciano! Most of the sources we looked at during the course were primary sources that he himself translated which was super cool. I found his lectures to be really enjoyable. Final grades were based on two exams, two essays, and discussion participation. The essays were fine—my TA was a harsh grader, but it ended up working out. Despite both exams being asynchronous, online, and open-note, they were a bit difficult. The multiple choice questions seemed trivial at times, some asking for definitions of native terms that were only discussed once in lecture. He did give study guides, but it was hard to prepare definitions that would connect to the exact question he asked. The midterm was all multiple choice, and the final was mostly multiple choice with two short essays (painting analysis). There were weekly readings, but I didn't do them and it was fine because the reading was always discussed in lecture. Even though the tests were tricky, I would still recommend the class just because of Professor Terraciano. It was such a privilege to attend his lectures.

This class is genuinely one of the easiest classes you will ever take. I rarely went to lectures nor did I do the assigned readings. You just have to show up to section with SOMETHING to contribute. Professor Terraciano is such a kind man and clearly cares about the topics. However, I found his lectures to be incredibly boring (and I'm a history major). Your grade is made up of 2 essays, a midterm, a final, and your section participation. Everything is online, open-book, and take-home. I found them a little troublesome, but if you actually do the readings and listen in lecture, it'll probably be a lot easier. Lastly, my TA was Lucia Alvarez, and she was AMAZING; Not a harsh grader and was super chill in section. This class counts for Literary & Cultural Analysis GE AND satisfies the diversity requirement. I would definitely recommend to it anyone looking for an easy GE.

Professor Terraciano is a great guy. Super friendly, understanding, and helpful. I won't lie, there is quite a lot of reading but the content is pretty interesting/applicable and discussion sections/lectures helped a lot. Graded on 2 essays, 1 midterm, 1 final, and discussion section participation. Exams were open book and online. He's very passionate about teaching history and cares about his students using what they learned to make the world better.

I took this class as a GE to fulfil Literary and Cultural Analysis, and it was great. Professor Terraciano is a great professor, and he is clearly passionate about the topics he lectures on. The homework consists of weekly reading questions based on the textbooks. Even though they aren't really mandatory, I would still recommend doing them because the content helps with essays and exams. There are two essays throughout the quarter, which my TA graded fairly. The midterm and final are both online. Also, my TA was Mackenzie Elmore, and she was the absolute best!

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This class was a decent GE - it wasn't super easy, but it was manageable and I found the course material interesting. The class consisted of a midterm and final (MCQ and FRQ), two essays, and discussion participation. Terraciano was a really great professor and lecturer; would recommend this class if your course load isn't super heavy.

Professor Terraciano is one of the most helpful professors ever! This isn’t the easiest GE to take, but his passion for the subject and the ways in which he describes the events of the past make the class more than enjoyable. Attending lecture isn’t mandatory, but attending or watching his lecture on BruinLearn is definitely a must, as his slides contain valuable formation for both the midterm and final (both of which are conducted online). There are two papers to write, and I would recommend asking him during office hours for some ideas/help to ace it. Would 100% take this class again!