Took this class and it was a pleasant experience. Instructor can jump around a bit during lecture and some might find it hard to follow, but I didn't find it to be that bad. The slideshows are pretty straightforward, and I think the readings were quite interesting. This is a reading and writing intensive class. As long as you do your readings and pay attention in class, you'll be fine. Midterm and final are basically papers that you need to write, so there's no traditional exam. Professor is pretty easy to talk to, and he records all lectures in case you can't make it one day. I definitely recommend taking this class.