WAC 33 is a very challenging but rewarding class. This was my first WAC class, and I didn't expect it to be as great as it was! I wish I took it earlier in my undergrad career, because it improved my critical thinking skills and my writing by a lot! If you have the opportunity to take this class, you definitely need to sign up for it! David is an awesome professor; he's funny, entertaining, sarcastic, etc.). I always looked forward to going to class. Also if you need the course materials, I'm selling the course reader and the two required novels. Please email me at *************

I'm a first year this year, and I took WAC33 my winter quarter 2013. I spent all of my time going to the TA sections, which were helpful when writing papers. Despite his strict writing requirements, it really does make the paper sound better in the final product. He's one of those professors who will recognize your hard work, and give you the grade that you work for. There are a lot of readings, but it all comes together and makes a lot of sense. You must have an open mind about religion and culture. I read a post saying, that this was a hard class but worth it in the end, and I could not agree more, which is why I decided to leave a comment about Shorter. The TAs are nice, he is a good lecturer, but I never really spoke to him in person for longer than a few minutes. He replies to e-mails. He's am intelligent man in his fieldwork of indigenous groups. Be prepared for the two papers. He has EC opportunities!!! And he lets you re-write the first paper, the Gill paper. On my first paper I got a -1.5/20 all because of "grammatical" errors. Then, a 3/20. Then on my last rewrite I got 18/20. It's worth it though. And the final paper, I got a 25/25. Ended up with an A+. If you can write, or like to, and want to delve into cultural differences, self-reflection, and meditate at the beginning of class, etc. Take the class. Your writing will improve, even if you think you're a stellar writer... If you have questions or seek advice on the writing style, email me at *************.

As one of the few nonmajors in the class, I can say it was overall worth it. I took this class as one of my last few GEs and it was a pretty good one to take. Perhaps because I have taken classes where colonialism was the main topic prior I found much of the information pretty engaging and easy to follow. I stopped doing the readings completely after week four, but perhaps I would have had an easier time finishing my final essay and engaging in class conversation if I had continued them.

Attendance is required and 30 percent of your grade but you get up to five absences (barring if you have COVID) without needing any sort of excuse without it affecting your grade. We had three writing assignments, two letters, and one final essay. We worked up to our final essay throughout the class which was really helpful in alleviating a bit of the stress during finals week (I still barely slept to finish my essay in time tho lol).

There wasn't any homework in the traditional sense apart from the readings which we would pick apart in class. One thing I really liked was how the class had conversations that would sometimes go past the readings and really delve into one's own experience-- which was nice for me to step away from the STEM world a bit.

Overall, if you take this class the only thing that's really a bit annoying is the college rule, but tbh if you hit your essay with the CTRL+F at the end you should be able to catch all of the errors. Would recommend!