import csv


def read_csv(filepath, encoding='utf-8'):
    """
    This function reads in a csv and returns its contents as a list

    Parameters:
        filepath (str): A str representing the filepath for the file to be read
        encoding (str): A str representing the character encoding of the file

    Returns:
        (list): A list with the content of the file
    """
    with open(filepath, 'r', encoding=encoding) as file:
        reader = csv.reader(file)
        data = []
        for line in reader:
            data.append(line)
        return data