Ed McMahon

Professor McMahon made this course truly incredible by bringing in guest speakers more than 4 times in the semester. Speakers included the director of central africa for NDI and the director of central africa for HRW. His career experience in African politics and strong connections in the field made him an excellent professor for the course. I’m an IPE major with an interest in african politics, so I found the material fascinating. If you’re looking for an easy course with a lot of essay writing (four smaller essays and one large final research paper) that will introduce you to recent African history and major political concepts at play in Africa, this course is a great start.

Professor McMahon made this course truly incredible by bringing in guest speakers more than 4 times in the semester. Speakers included the director of central africa for NDI and the director of central africa for HRW. His career experience in African politics and strong connections in the field made him an excellent professor for the …Read more

This class is very easy in terms of the difficulty of the content, but it's a lot of reading and writing. We had four short reflection papers throughout the semester and one long final research paper. There was also a midterm exam. All were graded very generously. I just wish we had moved a little faster and covered more in-depth material, instead of just getting a broad overview. Prof. McMahon is very kind and tried very hard to make the class interesting, inviting lots of guest speakers and trying to make time for group discussions.

This class is very easy in terms of the difficulty of the content, but it's a lot of reading and writing. We had four short reflection papers throughout the semester and one long final research paper. There was also a midterm exam. All were graded very generously. I just wish we had moved a little faster and covered more in-depth mat …Read more

love prof macmahon. he is very knowledgeable and has so many years of experience in African politics. he is very passionate about the course material and has easy-to-understand lectures. the class is very reading a writing intensive tho. thru out the semester, there are four 3 paged papers, 10-15 page final paper, and a midterm. i wish he cut down on how many essays we have to do but its a poli sci class so its expected.

love prof macmahon. he is very knowledgeable and has so many years of experience in African politics. he is very passionate about the course material and has easy-to-understand lectures. the class is very reading a writing intensive tho. thru out the semester, there are four 3 paged papers, 10-15 page final paper, and a midterm. i wi …Read more