Amit Prakash

Professor Prakash was an amazing teacher, and I felt very supported by his teaching style. Though lecture could be a large part of this class, given the amount of content that is covered, he put a huge emphasis on discussion. The content was important, and the readings were well chosen. There were also only two papers per semester!

This course is pretty theory-heavy and throws readings at you at a torrid pace. Exams questions tend to zone in on one or two of these readings at a time so understanding them is crucial. Kemi is a stellar and engaging lecturer who frames IR through some pretty intriguing topics while Amit's lectures are a little more traditional and tend to be more complicated. Both professors are fair graders and give good feedback and this course is valuable, especially if you don't have a strong background in IR or polisci.

This course is pretty theory-heavy and throws readings at you at a torrid pace. Exams questions tend to zone in on one or two of these readings at a time so understanding them is crucial. Kemi is a stellar and engaging lecturer who frames IR through some pretty intriguing topics while Amit's lectures are a little more traditional and …Read more

This course covered the politics of culture in the process of decolonization. Amit was very knowledgeable on this topic and guided thoughtful and interesting conversations. Class consisted of a short lecture and then long discussions of the readings for the day. We read many short books by authors including Jamaica Kincaid, Fanon, and Césaire. Readings could be long (60-80 pages) but each was valuable and thought provoking. Amit was very supportive and understanding of students needs and constantly checked in with how we were doing. I would recommend taking a course with him.

This course covered the politics of culture in the process of decolonization. Amit was very knowledgeable on this topic and guided thoughtful and interesting conversations. Class consisted of a short lecture and then long discussions of the readings for the day. We read many short books by authors including Jamaica Kincaid, Fanon, an …Read more