Michael Sheridan

Sheridan is very passionate about anthropology and is overall a great guy. He is very smart and sometimes over complicates things but easy to ask questions to. He has no homework except for preparing for the discussions on Friday. You most likely will have to watch a movie and read a bunch of chapters for each week but it isn't graded. He also has fieldworks every 2 weeks which can be interesting but take up a lot of time.

Sheridan is very passionate about anthropology and is overall a great guy. He is very smart and sometimes over complicates things but easy to ask questions to. He has no homework except for preparing for the discussions on Friday. You most likely will have to watch a movie and read a bunch of chapters for each week but it isn't grade …Read more

I thought this course was interesting and a helpful introduction into anthropology, as many topics were briefly covered over the course of the semester. I will say it's easy to procrastinate in terms of homework since there isn't anything due until Friday discussions, and some assignments that require watching films each week aren't due until the end of the semester. Grading isn't terrible, but you do need to know what he's looking for.

I thought this course was interesting and a helpful introduction into anthropology, as many topics were briefly covered over the course of the semester. I will say it's easy to procrastinate in terms of homework since there isn't anything due until Friday discussions, and some assignments that require watching films each week aren't …Read more

I liked this class a lot, but there were a lot of readings each week and usually a movie/podcast. A lot of fieldwork assignments which are essentially short essays. Midterm was a 5 page essay and our final is a group presentation. I really enjoyed Mike's teaching style, he is super friendly and welcoming, his lectures are super interesting and engaging. He is a tough grader but he does give helpful feedback. Overall, would 100% take this class again, it was difficult at times, but ultimately really interesting and a great way to introduce yourself to Anthropology.

I liked this class a lot, but there were a lot of readings each week and usually a movie/podcast. A lot of fieldwork assignments which are essentially short essays. Midterm was a 5 page essay and our final is a group presentation. I really enjoyed Mike's teaching style, he is super friendly and welcoming, his lectures are super inter …Read more