This is a really great class. You learn a lot about the world and the professor makes you compare your lifestyle to trash, which is pretty enlightening. The readings are pretty dense, but the class is not hard. Professor Thomson wants you to learn and critically think about the course material hand. She knows a lot of information, so be ready for sporadic moments of brain burst, where she releases tons of info to you. Only write down information that is relevant to the topic in class.