Klubock is a good lecturer, but you'll likely be bored and over-worked if you're not interested in Latin America. If you do the 200-300 pages (novel-size) of weekly reading, you'll do well. Even if you don't do the reading, you could still get a B+/A- if you attend all lectures and grasp key themes from discussion. Regarding course content, I naively expected an overview of each Latin American country's history from the 19th century to present. That's not what actually is taught, considering how much time that would take. Instead, Klubock uses case studies of certain countries during certain time periods (e.g. El Salvador during the conflict between the FMLN and the Military) as representative of regional trends. However, Klubock presents a biased, self-admittedly liberal take on history. Additionally, Mary Hicks was a decent TA, and you can cruise through the weekly discussion sections that mainly review the reading, which is often primary sources, if you simply show up and say a couple intelligent things each class. The grade consists of a midterm (25%), final (40%), a five to seven-page term paper (25%), and discussion section participation (10%). The midterm and final aren't terrible because they're writing-based, and Klubock gives you a sheet with all the possible questions on them beforehand.