Reviews of professor James Robertson

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 4.0/5
Very diligent professor. Class centered around weekly writings due Sundays and a final paper. Do the reading and youll do just fine.

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
 if you're not a history major, this isn't the class for you. little to no extra credit was offered and we wasted so much time watching random irrelevant videos. went over time very often as well. he's not a terrible person, but i wish the design of the class was more inclusive (not everyone knows the history of czech republic sorry)

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Robertson is clearly passionate and detail oriented. His lecture slides are visually appealing and super detailed (sometimes overwhelming?). He's pretty thoughtful of students, especially with remote learning: halfway in his prerecorded lectures he reminds students that they can take a break from the screen. Highly recommend!

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
takes attendance every morning right when class starts, pop quizzes, very strict on the written essays (two of them in class), calls on you during class if you're not paying attention

Rating: 5.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
I really enjoyed Prof Robertson's class, history of horror! The topic was intriguing and he delivered lectures at a manageable pace. Assignments were fairly simple, 1-2 films per week, a reading, and a discussion post. No final, just 2 papers. Him and his TA were caring and accommodating. His lectures were so well put together. Highly recommend

Rating: 1.0/5, difficulty: 5.0/5
My biggest complaint are his ppt slides because he crams so much information in the slides that we can't possibly remember. The quizzes are also really hard to get through because some questions don't even relate to the 30-40 pages we're assigned to read weekly. The textbook is also very expensive so try looking for a cheaper online version

Rating: 4.0/5, difficulty: 3.0/5
Robertson was one of two professors I had for History 21c. Very knowledgeable about European and Western history in general. Enjoyed his lectures more than Chaturvedi's which is why I give him a point higher, both decent professors though.