This is a wonderful class! Take it if you can. Very interesting readings, thoughtful discussions, and fun writing assignments. There are weekly writing assignments and two papers, but Prof. Shaman is very flexible and willing to let you write about what interests you. He cares a lot about the class and the students in it, and would actually restructure his readings and assignments based on our interests. He leads great discussions and is incredibly passionate! In short, a learned a ton and left every class smiling.