Spring 2027

British and American Writers

Introduction to British and American literature through particular writers and themes, analyzing their relevance and relationship to society.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Marjorie Rhine

Summary

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Past student reviews · Anja Jovic-Humphrey

One student noted the class met in three-hour night lectures, which the instructor helped make more bearable through invested teaching.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify key issues and themes surrounding particular writers in British and American literature.

  • Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.

  • Analyze relationships among society, literature, and language that underlie the construction of beliefs.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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ENGL 167

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ANJA JOVIC-HUMPHREY is recorded teaching in Fall 2017. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

DAVID ZIMMERMAN is recorded teaching in Spring 2022, Spring 2023. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARJORIE RHINE is recorded teaching in 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

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Anja Jovic-Humphrey

Students described the course as deeply engaging, with lectures that connected literature to broader life themes and fostered intrinsic motivation.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2024: 3.63 GPA, 92.6% A/AB (n=27 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.58 GPA, 80.8% A/AB (n=26 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.83 GPA, 86.2% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Anja Jovic-Humphrey

One student noted the class met in three-hour night lectures, which the instructor helped make more bearable through invested teaching.

Past student reviews · David Zimmerman

A past student highlighted an instructor’s responsiveness, receiving a detailed full-page analysis of an essay draft within hours of an email request.

Topics

  • British and American literature
  • Particular writers and themes
  • Analysis of literary and cultural texts
  • Relationships among society, literature, and language

Skills

  • Identifying key issues and themes surrounding writers
  • Applying methods for analysis of literary and cultural texts
  • Analyzing relationships among society, literature, and language

Grades

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Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ENGL 167 · Spring 2027

British and American Writers

Recorded 2026-10-14
ENGL 167 · Spring 2027

Novels of Troubled Love

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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