Great lecturer, and cool to boot!

Take this guy...great sense of humor, clear, organized classes. Made boring material interesting!

Definitely keeps you awake in class. Good lecturer. Maybe a little hard for a GER, but easy grader.

Interesting guy. Too much survey type stuff, but really good lectures,and fair exams.

Great so far...packs a lot in, but always really clear.

definitely one of my favorite history profs. But he won't let you coast a whole lot.

Interesting lectures. Rediculous expectations...can't possibly memorize everything he wants you to. And I have a 3.65 GPA, I'm a serious student.

i was scared about the midterm, but it came right off the review sheet. no surprises. great lecturer - clear and humourous.

Good Lord! This dude wants you to know everything he says and if you forget one thing he gets mad and will think u aren't paying attention. I had a better history class then this one. This guys lectures are unorganized and he is boring!

Look interested and keep on his good side. Pretty fair tests.

Great lecturer. Hard but you learn a lot.

guy is enthusiastic and easy to sit thru. but how bout a few films!

High expectations for a GER, but OK workload.

I have him now for world history and he is awesome. He makes class really interesting. I was never interested in history until now. He's a great professor

I really like him. Easy to sit through, the tests are easy, not other classwork besides reading, easy class, i would take him again. He usually lets us out right on time or a few min. early for most classes. Take him

While I agree that answering questiosn is difficult (he requires exact answers) the class is a good ratio of easy listening and moderate tests. No problems

The guy definitely knows what he's talking about, and he's a great speaker. Definitely one of the best profs I've had here, and this is my THIRD class with him.

the prof and class are great. probably my favorite prof at bridgewater so far. lectures are interesting and not just filled with dates to memorize. exams are reasonable if you pay attention to the review sheet.

good guy helpful test our tough but a reasonably easy grader take the class if you need it wouldnt recommend it if you dont need the ger

L. is just the best. I hope you folks down at Bridgewater get it. I took two courses with him at Harvard Extension, and they were both awesome. I was already interested in history before I took his classes, but now I'm thinking of going on to do Islamic stuff in grad school. A model lecturer.

i'm from BU, i took it in the summer. i enjoyed class alot, there's a lot of material but it's totally doable. just study for the tests, you'll do fine. the more you know about certain topics the better, and you go over everything you need to know in class. MUCH stronger emphasis on the smaller book; bigger one is *strictly* supplementary.

Smart, funny, A LOT of material but as long as you keep on top of the reading you won't get bogged down. attention to detail is very important to him and be prepared to compare and contrast EVERYTHING. loved his class though, kept it interesting.

awesome teacher...very organized and clear which made studying for the exam easy... Would recommend him to any one...

Knows his subject....def counts every absense....Really liked his style of teaching ..he gets very into his material and obvi that he loves what he teaches...i love history so maybe thats why i loved the class

not a bad class at all. at first it seems a bit intimidating, but as the class goes on and you understand his way of teaching the class gets better. he doesn't give a ton of notes, but if you read the assignments before class it's easier to follow along. tests are a lot of work--but not too tough. follow the outline and you'll be in good shape.

Some of the most insightful and interesting lectures I have ever had here at BSC. What you get from the class will be how much you get from the source book and his lectures which could very well be a great deal of information. Three tests, all essay, studying the source book and his lectures about them is all that is necessary.

awesome teacher. loves the stuff. taken him twice, and would do it again if i could. intense lectures.

really nice, very accomidating, totally interested in history and knows how to lecture. His tests are kind of hard, because they're all essays, but if you know your stuff it's not hard. again, nice guy, and he's cute in that "i'm a huge geek" sort of way.

He's a good professor but a little scattered. But very intense lectures and pretty easy. I would take him again in a heart beat

This guy is simply one of the best lecturers Ive had at BSC. Very interesting stuff especially for a GER. And I'm glad he doesnt test on the whole stdy guide. YOu definitely have a chance to learn something in his classes.

My second class with Dr. L. I love listening to him talk, because he's so interested in the stuff he's talking about. REally cares if we get it. What's this stuff about study guides in 131? When I took the class the tests came right off the guides, and he even gave us on the test the actual source document we had to analyze. No complaints.

Don't take it if you just want an easy GER. Covers alot, but he's an easy grader and def interesting to listen to. Smart and enthusiastic. Do the reading before class in the small book, and you'll do fine.

I'm a history major and I loved the class. Definitely challenging, esp for a GER, but the lectures are actually pretty interesting. Prof is good at explaining difficult stuff.

Knows everything about islam (and a bunch of other religions too) and loves it. Assignments are hard but you can learn a lot (esp in the fatwa one). Easy to listen to.

This professor is challenging but REALLY knows his stuff! I am not a history major but got alot out of his class. Tests are hard but did well with alot of studying. He states up front that he wants the students to think and interpret historical material, so if you don't want to think don't take his class.

He's smart. He's boring and his voice reminds me of the scientist from the simpsons. He's OK overall.

Chooses favorites, make sure you are one of them!

Only take if you seriously like History!

hes a nice guy, straight forward, tests are all essay, study ahrd and youll do well, talk to him, he loves brownosers and chooses favorites, def be a favorite and you will do fine, make sure he knows your name without a nametag :)

I thought the class was ok. I thought the class was designed for someone who loves history and good at it. A lot of notes, but keep up because he gets mad when you ask him to repeat.

I enjoyed his modern middle east class. Kieth really knows his stuff when it comes to the middle east, islam, zionism etc. I think he mentioned that he lived in egypt for a time so he has first hand knowledge. The best thing to do is not complain about classes being boring. Get into the class and the subject, have a little passion.

This guy will try to convert you to judaism. i took over 40 pages of notes and managed an a/a- on the 3 difficult tests. he thinks hes the man and when he asks a question in class don't bother answering because if you don't use the exact words he is thinking, you are wrong

He's the man, super smart. Great teacher...you'll learn alot.

All lecture but IMO wasn't as boring as everyone else has said on here. Offers extra credit-do it. Go into details on exams and you'll do fine. You'll actually have to study for this class but he's clear about what he wants. No surprises.

Great course. Very knowledgeable. Learned loads in this course. There is a lot of assigned reading. Tests are not exceedingly difficult.

AWESOME TEACHER! He's a great lecturer, he is really cool, easy tests and quizzes, i missed a lot of class but you need to go to class, even tho i was absent i still got a B-,i liked him so much that i took another of his classes this sem. very organized, very easy to do well, accessible.

This class was very interesting and Professor Lewinstein really knows his subject well. At first he seems intimidating because he is so smart - but stick with it - you won't be sorry. You will learn a LOT and the material (Islam/Middle East) is very relevant to today. I highly recommend this class to SERIOUS history majors.

He is very insightful and helpful good grader. A hint in getting a good grade in his class is, just mention the Dome of the rock on all the exams. This will ultimately give you an easy A+

Lectures, can be tough to follow sometimes, if you go to class you'll get a B.

He is full of himself and acts like he's superior to his students sometimes. He laughs condescendingly if you ask a question that he deems dumb, though he always asks for Q's/comments. He requires a lot of reading, and if you don't do it, you can't expect more than a B. He is a fair grader on essays, but way too hard on tests. Avoid if possible.

He is a really good professor who is passionate about the subject. People who complain about him being boring aren't interested in the material, because if you are he isn't boring. You do have to work for the grade, but you will learn a lot in the process. If you think he's a bad or unfair professor, it's probably because you're a bad student.

Class has lots of lectures, but they are engaging. Professor Lewinstein is not a hard grader; assignments have clear guidelines and if you follow them and submit work on time, you will be fine. He is very responsive to emails and no question went unanswered. Overall a great class and professor, not too much homework.

Professor Lewinstein has very lecture-heavy classes. Each class had a lecture and discussion, he also showed related videos. As long as you show you are actively engaging with the subject and the materials he assigns you'll be fine. He can come off as a bit distant, but I found him easy to talk to after class. Don't skip class or show up late!

If you don't like reading or are not actually interested in ancient history, do not take this course. I found it fine because I like history, but there is so much reading. The exams were easy, but they are long (hand-written only) and take a lot of preparation. You get your notes on the exams, and he is a nice guy, tho.

Absolutely phenomenal capstone. Lewinstein made me want to show up and learn, I felt genuinely robbed of learning for any course I missed. Very fair grader, the one essay is literally only 10% of the grade and is open note. Do the work, show up, participate. History majors, take a keith course before you graduate, i promise you wont regret it.