Amit Prakash
As is the case in many intro classes, the quantity of material covered is quite high, but Prakash and Ramaswamy make it worthwhile. Both are excellent professors with a wealth of insight into the material. I found it to be manageable and made me want to take more IGS courses. Would recommend for a broad overview of many key themes at Middlebury.
This was my first IGST class, and I had a great time in this one with Prakash. He is a fantastic lecturer and covers a wide range of historiography, perspectives and content in his presentations. There is quite a bit of reading, but I found it manageable and mostly engaging.
Professor Prakash is an incredible professor. While there is a lot of reading and weekly writing about the readings you do, I absolutely recommend taking this class. There was a mid-term and final exam but you can absolutely study and do well on both. Thee discussions are also extremely enriching and have great content.