HIEU 3141

Not too hard of a class. Ryan Bibler was a cool TA and was really great, as was Prof. Kershaw. Lecture attendance is relatively unnecessary as are some of the readings. Easy enough class.

average class. no need to go to kershaw's lecture. you get what you put into it in terms of grades... midterm and final are quite straightforward. i recommend it.

Good class for the 3000-level. Grade is based on midterm, final, two 7-8 page papers, and participation in discussion. Get John Terry as a TA. Also, if you come into class late or cough/sneeze loudly, Kershaw will definitely call you out on it, so be prepared.

Great class if you are interested in English or medieval history. Lectures are engaging, but make sure you go to section prepared.

Kershaw is engaging and eloquent. He is also hilarious in lecture, but can be somewhat unpleasanat and harsh on a personal level. I loved the material, however, and loved the class. Bibler was good, but not great; could afford to be more engaging, especially at 8:30 am.

This class was fantastic, Kershaw is an amazing lecturer and makes the material very interesting and easy to understand. He is by far the best teacher I have had at UVa. Highly recommend. Not easy, but not necessarily hard, and extremely rewarding

This is a great class and Kershaw is a very enthusiastic and engaging lecturer. There's a fair amount of dense reading, but if you get a good TA (John Terry), you'll be able to understand it all.

Professor Kershaw is really funny and engaging, and the reading (especially the primary sources) are actually very interesting. Take this class if you are at all interested in things like Beowulf or the Vikings or the making of England.

Kershaw is a smart dude, a snappy dresser, and a fast speaker. Writing notes was difficult as he often jumped from one subject to another. That being said, the subject is awesome. Heavily focused on religion, but there is enough Viking and Beowulf thrown in to keep the barbarian-students interested. Two essays, two midterms, final. You can choose your essays from several choices, which was good, but they require outside research. Anyways, this is a dope class. take it.

Kershaw is great and does what he can with a devastatingly frustrating period in history. The course amounts to guessing what happened between 400-1066 in England because no one actually knows and even the primary sources are called into question. I only took this class because it was a pre-1700 Euro requirement for the major. The professor and TA Terry made it bearable enough.