Fall 2026

Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters

ASIA ENCHANTED: GHOSTS, GODS, AND MONSTERS explores Asian conceptions of the monstrous, ghostly, and divine through religious studies, literature, anthropology, and history.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Rania Huntington3.9/5Adrian BeyerPhuong-Quyen Nguyen

Summary

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Students must complete substantial required readings before every lecture, often with tight deadlines, creating significant time pressure.

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Prerequisites

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ASIAN/RELIGST 236

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Professors

Fall 2026
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Raw average: 4.04/5 from 25 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

For this course: 2.6/5 raw quality · 3.0/5 difficulty · 5 reviews

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Rania Huntington assigns heavy required readings before every lecture, which reviewers find difficult to manage. Students report frustration that she only discusses one or two texts in class, creating uncertainty about which materials are essential for participation.

Attendance is required for participation credit, though advance notice can lead to excused absences with makeup work. While the reading load is significant, one reviewer notes that students can manage the workload if they occasionally miss a few assignments.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.64 GPA, 86.7% A/AB (n=105 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 83.1% A/AB (n=130 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.69 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=133 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews for Charo D'Etcheverry describe a contract-graded course that some found easy and engaging, while others criticized the heavy focus on citation mechanics over Asian studies content. Reviewers noted the Canvas site was unorganized and the workload varied from light to demanding depending on the specific tasks assigned.

CHARO D'ETCHEVERRY is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2022, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JAMAL JONES is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Fall 2024. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

RANIA HUNTINGTON is recorded teaching in Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2023, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. 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 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction99 / 1350
DIS 301Classroom Instruction14 / 200
DIS 302Classroom Instruction13 / 200
DIS 303Classroom Instruction13 / 200
DIS 304Classroom Instruction15 / 200
DIS 305Classroom Instruction17 / 200
DIS 306Classroom Instruction16 / 200
DIS 307Classroom Instruction11 / 200
LEC 001Classroom Instruction22 / 220
DIS 301Classroom Instruction2 / 200
DIS 302Classroom Instruction6 / 200
DIS 303Classroom Instruction4 / 200
DIS 304Classroom Instruction2 / 250
DIS 305Classroom Instruction3 / 200
DIS 306Classroom Instruction3 / 200
DIS 307Classroom Instruction2 / 200

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Student experience

the class

Rania Huntington’s course imposes a heavy reading load that many find difficult to manage alongside other classes, though attendance policies offer some flexibility for excused absences.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.63 GPA, 86.8% A/AB (n=106 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.22 GPA, 62.5% A/AB (n=96 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.69 GPA, 86.5% A/AB (n=133 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Students must complete substantial required readings before every lecture, often with tight deadlines, creating significant time pressure.

Reviewers find the reading assignment inefficient because lectures typically cover only one or two of the assigned texts, making it unclear which materials are essential.

Topics

  • Monsters, ghosts, and divine entities in Asian cultures
  • Interdisciplinary perspectives on Asian culture

Grades

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About this comparison

1283 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.

Descriptions compare GPA with this group’s average: at least 0.20 higher or lower; otherwise close to average. Section size uses median recorded enrollment: small up to 30, mid-sized 31–99, large 100+. Lectures and discussion/lab sections are described separately.

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UW–Madison

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Selected offering source records
ASIAN/RELIGST 236 · Fall 2026

Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters

Recorded 2026-09-07
ASIAN/RELIGST 236 · Fall 2026

Asia Enchanted: Ghosts, Gods, and Monsters

Recorded 2026-09-07
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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