Students broadly praised this course for not only being stimulating but offering students an opportunity to do fieldwork in Baltimore. Students disliked a perceived lack of structure in the course with one student saying that at various times the schedule in the course’s syl abus hadn’t coincided with reality. Some students wished the course had greater organization and fol owed its own syl abus more closely. Prospective students should know that students found the course any excellent hands on experience for aspiring anthropologists and commented that while the course wasn’t writing intensive it was slightly disorganized.

The best aspect of this fairly relaxed course was the vibrant class discussions. The worst aspect of the course was the lengthy and ambiguous readings, many of which were politically charged. Students also 8felt that the course material was dry and not very engaging, making it hard for many of them to get much out of the class. The course would improve if students received feedback on their work, more diverse reading assignments, and a clearer structure of the class schedule and assignments. Prospective students should be aware that the course is reading intensive but fairly laidback with lots of interesting

This course offered students the opportunity for field work and anthropological observation in the city of Baltimore. Many students found that they finished the course feeling much more engaged and 8 connected to Baltimore. The schedule of assignments and disorganization in observations was frustrating for some students. A better assignment and observation timeline would improve the course. This course entailed leaving the Hopkins campus and traveling to different parts of the city outside of class time, but the payoff was a better understanding of anthropological field work and the city of Baltimore.