The professor was a joy to have. I had her during COVID so things might be different if you take her in-person. The breakdown of the course was:
Participation: Discussion 16%, Journal 32%
Midterm OR Final: 40%
Get-to-know-you handout: 5%
“IRL” lecture attendance 5/19 & 5/26: 6%
You got to choose if you wanted to take the midterm or final by the end of WK 2. The midterm consisted of three short-answer questions as well as a short essay (4-5 pages double-spaced). You had a few days to work on it so it was open-note. The final was a creative piece of your choice. So a painting, collage, podcast, etc. and relate back to concepts of the course. She recorded all the lectures and her lectures were enjoyable to me.
Workload was definitely manageable. Journals are submitted by the end of the week (Friday) so don't slack on the readings. She is very approachable and seems to enjoy teaching. She offers extra credit throughout the course; some require more work than others. Overall, I loved this class and hope to take her again.

If H. Kaur is still a TA for this course; take her! She was amazing. Presentations were well-prepared and she was so nice. Plus, she graded fairly and always had things graded quite quickly.

I took this course during Spring 2021, so it was all online. We had two lectures per week (these were recorded and uploaded to CCLE in case you couldn't make it live). Professor Luft made lectures extremely interesting. We also had readings to go along with lectures each week, which were a little on the heavy side sometimes, but extremely do-able. We had journal assignments due each week. These were based on the material for the week, and the prompt was given either during the first lecture of the week or during the second lecture of the week. These only had to be one page in length (double spaced), so it was EXTREMELY light work (these are the only assignments you have to turn in). The majority of our work was based on participation. Attending section was mandatory and you received 2 points for each one you attended (btw Sima was the BEST TA, so if you have the chance, take it with her as a TA!!!!). And then you have two live guest lectures that are mandatory (these are both towards the end of the quarter). And late work is accepted anytime, for one point taken off. And by the 2nd week you have to decide whether you want to do the midterm (which is an essay 4-5 pages and 3 short answer questions) or the final (which is a creative piece such as a drawing, poem, podcast, etc., followed by a 5-10 minute video recording of yourself tying your creative piece back to the course materials). I chose the final, and it was extremely easy and fun. The topics we cover in this course are extremely relevant and important. If you get the chance PLEASE take this course with Professor Luft. Not only is it an extremely easy-going course, but the professor is amazing!!!