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There is a LOT of reading, but you'll be okay if you don't finish it. There were 5 "response" papers and a final 10 page-ish paper. If you like your TA and the subject matter (coming of age, "cowboy" culture, sports, basic economic structure) you'll be fine. Damon is awesome - lectures are pretty amusing - but he's not very approachable. David is the man! I took this for second writing requirement which was a good decision.
This class is great, both for anthropology majors or any other major. There's a lot of reading so be prepared, but the books are novels or easy reads for the most part so the material is really fun. Damon's lectures can be hard to follow, but the TA will always explain everything for you so no worries if you can't quite understand Damon. even if they are confusing at times, Damon's lectures are pretty down to earth and hilarious.
Damon is very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about his subject, but is kind of all over the place in terms of lectures. He expects students to make connections between the most random things. Overall, there are five 2-4 page papers and a final 10pg paper, so the workload isn't bad. I didn't read a lot of the books and have still managed to do fine on the papers; fairly easy grader. Still, I wouldn't recommend the class unless you want to be very confused and bored during lectures.
Fantastic class. Damon might not make much sense at first, but he connects the course together with well selected texts. Focuses heavily on Marxist analysis, but introduces a valuable variety of antropological models for consideration that may be explored further in the papers (there are a lot of papers).
The class can be confusing but Damon genuinely wants to help his students understand. I spent a lot of my time confused but came out of it feeling like I've learned a ton and that it was definitely a worthwhile class. It made me look at the world in a new way. Definitely go to class, but I got away with not doing all of all the readings.
There is no more TA for this class. Damon's lectures and slides are confusing and hard to follow. He rambles on off-topic things a lot of the time and his point gets across very obscurely. However, if you can somehow attempt to write the essay, it's not hard to get an A. The reading load can be heavy, but I found it easier to read after I got the prompt. He is very knowledgeable and willing to help though. Five 2-4 page papers and one 10 page paper
This class is boring if you're not an Anthropology major. Professors Damon's lectures are very abstract (many of the things he talks about seem irrelevant) and he tends to mumble. The class is really easy though. I didn't go to often class, did minimal readings, and still got A's on the essays. The books for the class are pretty interesting though!
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