AAS 1020

Professor Harold is an amazing lecturer and I always looked forward to class. She incorporates photography, film, music, text, personal anecdotes, and research perfectly throughout the semester. All of the assigned readings were worth doing and it pays off when you can incorporate them into your answers for essays. Grades came from about five quizzes and three test. Quizzes were easy if you went to lecture and took notes on the essential terms, it was formatted as fill in the blank. Test were a mixture of the essential terms once again and then an essay question that was provided beforehand. This class is worthwhile and one that you will want to put work into! One of my favorite courses from my first year.

I feel like the TAs sometimes show favoritism when grading the essays, so if you take the class get on their good side.

Claudrena Harold is an amazing professor and im so glad I took this class. Pretty easy overall, Lots of reading assigned but you don't even need to do half of it to get an A. She send out all powerpoint slides and teaches you so much. She's hilarious, passionate and makes you passionate too. It helped me understand the black condition through American history a lot more, and she always makes it feel like a safe space of learning, unity and respect. TAKE THIS CLASS

Claudrena has been the best professor that I have had at UVA. She KNOWS her stuff and lectures in a freestyle manner that is very organized. She can be very comedic at times which adds a great dynamic to the class. The class is not difficult if you learn the key terms and study the essay prompt for the exams. Great class. I would recommend to anyone at UVA.

Claudrena Harold is the best!! She is my major adviser and I wish all my classes were taught by her! You do not need any background information regarding the topic and all you need to do is attend class and have fun. There is no way you cannot get an A; unless you want to do badly. It will add a level of fun to your semester.

Favorite class I've taken at UVA thus far! Extremely interesting and Prof. Harold is an incredible lecturer. Lots of opportunity for extra credit.

One of thebest classes I've taken at UVA. Great Professor

Awesome class. It was really interesting and not very difficult. Professor Harold is awesome/extremely knowledgable

Great Class! Professor Harold is energetic and passionate. The reading load is on the heavier side for some weeks but they're interesting and her interpretations are worth going to class for.

very interesting class if you like learning about Black History. Plus Prof. Harold is really fun, and you can tell how excited she is about what she is teaching. If you can, go to her office hours because shes super approachable and great to talk to.

Wonderful Prof, wonderful class.

Great class. Professor Harold is awesome- engaging and knowledgeable, you'll learn a lot from her.

Loved this class! Easy and interesting

the class had a lot of reading but it was easy

Great class, Harold is a great professor and her lectures are amazing not in the least bit boring. There is a lot of reading assignments but it is not necessary to read all of them to receive a good grade

Harold is very knowledgeable but her lectures are a little disorganized. She often turns class into more of a criticism of mainstream culture than a clear outline of information. She admits not to care about the grades of the class as long as people are absorbing the material

Professor Harold is easily the most passionate professor I've had while at UVA. She assigns a ton of reading, but will be pragmatic if you approach her. Get her in a good mood by talking about Temple Basketball, rap, or any of the buzz words in her class. She's incredible as a professor and really wants all of her students to get an education.

Professor Harold actually cares about her students. She assigns a lot of reading and may appear to be tough on the surface, but if you go to office hours and talk with her you will see differently. Take this class!

This was a great class. Professor Harold is wonderful and extremely approachable. This class is a TON of reading, but very interesting, and not 100% of it needs to be done. Quizzes, exams, and 2 short papers. A must take class.

Professor Harold is extremely intelligent and her lectures prove she really enjoys her work. However they can be disorganized sometimes because of how much she enjoys talking about the material. She assigns ridiculous amounts of reading but each one doesn't necessarily need to be read. It helps an insane amount to at least look through them.

A WHOLE lot of reading; so much reading it was ridiculous. Interesting material, though. Prof. Harold is a great lecturer and really knows her stuff, though.

This was a great class and I learned a lot, but it was a lot of work. There was a lot of reading and it was often very dense, but the lectures were really interesting and Professor Harold has some great perspectives. My TA was great and helped me grasp the finer points of the readings. A lot of work though - 2 final papers AND an exam.

A whole lot of reading and papers plus a final and a mid term!!