This is a very interesting course. U read 5 books - the reading is sometimes difficult to understand, boring, and repetitive but the discussions were intriguing. Prof Tidey is quirky and truly cares about her students, letting them know of any opportunities that arise. Would definitely recommend going to her office hours to talk about more it. Ur grade consists of weekly exam (which sometimes contain some trick or difficult questions), attendance/participation and student lecture (which she does not grade strictly at all). U get 3 tokens - she is strict about this and gives no exceptions even if u got added to course late. #tCFF23

By far a hidden treasure of a class to take. Quite possibly the favorite class I have taken at UVA. Professor Tidey is extremely engaging with her students, she is extremely flexible, and her topics are reflective and thought-provoking on global topics. The class is structured kind of like a book club. You read about 5 books in the semester, take notes, and discuss specific chapters assigned for each day of class. Reading takes about an hour to an hour and a half each day. There is a quiz at the end of the week that is relatively easy if you've read the work, and it is not designed to make you fail at all. You also had a project in the form of a presentation of an assigned book of your choice, where you introduce the book itself to your class and the topics it presents. You are then peer-reviewed by other students. It would be tremendously hard to fail this class, so long as you do the readings and participate in the discussions.