Professor Waugh is super helpful! The class has two "routes" you can take, with either a 12-page essay written over the course of the quarter or exams that are take-home. I took the paper route, and Professor Waugh encouraged us to reach out for help with our thesis and anything if we needed help to write it. The class is easy to keep up with, and the topics are very interesting. I am considering taking it again with a different topic :)

Professor Waugh clearly cared about his material and wants his student to be interested as well. His exams are online and comprise of analysis questions on the readings. He posts the exams in the morning and give you pretty much all day to complete it. The professor does a good job of overviews on the reading and pulling out important quotes to assist with understanding the broader point. He also would post the slides on the day of the exam, but I found it more helpful to listen to his comments, because he guides you toward the right direction. I would advise at least completing the short readings if you can, because it helped me a lot time-wise for the exams. He is very approachable. I would advise that you explain yourself well in your exam answers and tying it to the main themes of the class. Refrain from summarizing. There are 3 exams and they progressively are worth more points. The final is cumulative. His syllabus also said he is open to rounding if he knows that you put in effort into your exams and participated in class. Overall, if you put in work into the exams, you will succeed.