Nadia Horning

Professor Horning is super passionate and energetic about all things Africa, making this course really fun. The class was small (around 16 students) and was largely based around discussions integrated into lectures. Horning was very open to hearing our ideas and multiple perspectives. Readings for this course can definitely be difficult, but it’s important to know that you don’t need to know details. Horning is looking for you to understand the broader idea of the readings and relate it to concepts taught in class. My reading skills definitely improved with this course. There is a research paper for this course (although there was an option of taking a final instead) which I thought was a fun, challenging and rewarding way to dive into a topic of interest. Other assignments included two in-class essays and four short reflections throughout the course. This course challenges mainstream ideas of Africa and got me thinking about American biases in really interesting ways. I gained a lot from this course and would highly recommend it.

Professor Horning is super passionate and energetic about all things Africa, making this course really fun. The class was small (around 16 students) and was largely based around discussions integrated into lectures. Horning was very open to hearing our ideas and multiple perspectives. Readings for this course can definitely be diffic …Read more

First of all, the Professor is very nice and sweet!! No question about that. However, I wouldn't recommending taking this course if you're type of a person who actually want to learn something solid. If you're type of a person who want to gain so much knowledge about African politics, it's not for you. If you're someone who actually wants to learn about economic structures/phenomenon in Africa, it's not for you. If you love vague discussion that only touches vague concepts and theories without much evidence and you can do that for every single class, it's for you. If you've been looking for an opportunity to memorize African map, it's for you. If you want easy grade even the class has no meaningful contents, it's not necessarily for you because she doesn't grade so nicely. Not totally unfair, but unnecessarily hard and demanding despite the reality that I'm simply writing reflection about "what I learn" when I have no idea what I actually learn. If you were IB students and loved Global Politics (which I despised), this is for you.

First of all, the Professor is very nice and sweet!! No question about that. However, I wouldn't recommending taking this course if you're type of a person who actually want to learn something solid. If you're type of a person who want to gain so much knowledge about African politics, it's not for you. If you're someone who actually …Read more

Professor Horning is by far one of the best professors I have had. Her constant enthusiasm and energy in class made it very exciting to learn and discuss. Overall, the class isn't very hard. There are 4 reflections and a final paper, which make the majority of your grade, alongside a midterm, which may sound like a lot of work, but it really isn't once you start getting the hang of it

Professor Horning is by far one of the best professors I have had. Her constant enthusiasm and energy in class made it very exciting to learn and discuss. Overall, the class isn't very hard. There are 4 reflections and a final paper, which make the majority of your grade, alongside a midterm, which may sound like a lot of work, but i …Read more