Frank Swenton

This was an interesting crash course on anthro, tech, and philosophy all together, but I at times I wish we could deepen our discussions by reading from more authors than one. The course was definitely helpful in being a "Research 101" through papers in which we explored our own interests. Weekly screenings were chill ways to end the night. Professor Swenton made an effort to honor our thoughts and opinions about the class, and about college in general. I will never forget the day he went out of his way to get us all vitamin D supplements during our first Middlebury winter.

This was an interesting crash course on anthro, tech, and philosophy all together, but I at times I wish we could deepen our discussions by reading from more authors than one. The course was definitely helpful in being a "Research 101" through papers in which we explored our own interests. Weekly screenings were chill ways to end th …Read more

The class was pretty good and pretty fast paced. A lot of discussion but the information you learned was super interesting. Overall it was decent but a lot of work for a first year seminar! If you are into reading then good

This class is difficult but relaxed. Swenton doesn't collect homework or problem sets or mark attendance, although without the lectures you'll struggle more than it's worth. The content is abstract, so you don't really need 'practice' so much as you need a deep understanding of the material to do well. I found that paying attention thoroughly and being engaged in class was enough to do well, even without doing any of the problem sets.

This class is difficult but relaxed. Swenton doesn't collect homework or problem sets or mark attendance, although without the lectures you'll struggle more than it's worth. The content is abstract, so you don't really need 'practice' so much as you need a deep understanding of the material to do well. I found that paying attention t …Read more