Spring 2027

Problems in Comparative Literatures and Cultures

A comparative study of literatures and literary studies examining their interaction with cultural themes, social formations, and non-literary disciplines.

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Summary

1 / 5

Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero, Vinay Dharwadker

One student noted heavy reading, while another reported light homework and grading based on three easy quizzes and a midterm and final paper.

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COMPLIT 350

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BEATRIZ BOTERO is recorded teaching in Fall 2016, Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

VINAY DHARWADKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2017, Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker

Students described the course as interesting and relatively easy, with memorable stories and enjoyable paper writing.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2023: 3.65 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.77 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero, Vinay Dharwadker

One student noted heavy reading, while another reported light homework and grading based on three easy quizzes and a midterm and final paper.

Past student reviews · Vinay Dharwadker

Professor Dharwadker provided insightful feedback on papers, and students found his prompts great and lectures informative despite their length.

Topics

  • Literature's interaction with cultural themes and social formations.
  • Seminal concepts, ideas, and non-literary disciplines informing literary reading.

Skills

  • Reading and analyzing literature through comparative, historical, and theoretical lenses.
  • Interpreting literary works in relation to cultural themes, social formations, and seminal concepts.

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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