Take the class just for Tico and the discussions he spurs. Great guy

Braun keeps you awake, even at 8 in the morning. Good class.

This is a great class. I don't agree with the person below...obviously this is NOT your first class about Latin America so you will obviously have a general idea about Latin America before coming into the class. The choice of books is great!! This class was NO work except a journal, which you do in class and a 20 page paper which I thought was a lot but you literally sit the day before and you write it all and it just comes out!! Take him!

For having sat through every lecture of the semester, I can honestly say that we have learned almost 0 names, dates, or FACTS about Latin America. It's all his opinion about hierarchies and "hangers-on." Avoid Braun if at all possible.

Braun is so much fun. I'm not a morning person, but he brightens the room with his enthusiasm so it's worth coming to class. He also takes attendance, so it's a good idea to do that. The books are for the most part very interesting. I recommend this enthusiastically for anyone who wants to learn a bit about Latin America.

A TON of reading and reflecting. Good class, although more social thought than history. Says some wacked-out things sometimes.