Professor Roy is AMAZING. His lectures are thoroughly engaging and he likes to pose questions that elicit response from students. You don't have to talk in lecture if you don't want to, but often times students feel compelled to share their own points of view. The course went over the historical and social construction of time, space, gender, race, and class and the intersections between them. There were 2 papers (5-6 pages) worth 25% each and both had a list of about 5 prompts your could choose from. I wrote both of these the night before and got a B+ and A-. The final paper was supposed to be 10-15 pages about addressing the social construction of anything not discussed in class and was worth 30% (still waiting on this grade). Participation in discussion makes up the other 20%. If you don't like talking in class, the TA still gives you credit if you post on the online discussion forum or if you see her in office hours. Professor Roy is extremely approachable outside of class and it is easy to carry on a dialogue with him for so long! Within the first couple of weeks, he knew many of the students' names who asked questions or shared in class... not because he had met them outside of class, but because he would ask the TA names of students who like to participate. Definitely one of the greatest professors I've ever encountered at UCLA--thoroughly concerned with student learning and growth. Take his class if you can!