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Fall 2026
African Literature and Visual Culture
AFRICAN 303 introduces students to the literature and visual culture of Africa across various periods and places.
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Matthew Brown
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Historical reviews of Vlad Dima: Workload consisted of a midterm paper, final paper, and weekly 1-2 sentence discussion posts, with readings described as not challenging.
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Fall 2026Historical instructors & teaching patterns
Historical reviews for Vlad Dima describe the course as an easy A with low difficulty. The workload consists of a midterm paper, final paper, and brief weekly discussion posts. Reviewers note that readings are not challenging but require staying on top of them.
VLAD DIMA is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Fall 2026Schedule loads here as you scroll.
| Section | Mode | Enrolled / capacity | Waitlist |
|---|---|---|---|
| LEC 001 | Classroom Instruction | 20 / 25 | 0 |
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Student experience
the class
Historical reviews of Vlad Dima: Vlad Dima provided an easy A experience with minimal effort required for weekly discussion posts and non-challenging readings.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.40 GPA, 70.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.62 GPA, 79.2% A/AB (n=24 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.47 GPA, 81.2% A/AB (n=32 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Historical reviews of Vlad Dima: Workload consisted of a midterm paper, final paper, and weekly 1-2 sentence discussion posts, with readings described as not challenging.
Historical reviews of Vlad Dima: Students found the class easy and the professor great, provided they stayed on top of the readings.
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1320 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.
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UW–Madison
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African Literature and Visual Culture
Recorded 2026-09-07African Sci-Fi
Recorded 2026-09-07Raw records
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