Fall 2026

Topics in Literature and Film

ENGL 176 introduces the interplay of literature and film, analyzing how written works are represented and transformed in cinema.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Joseph Bowling4.0/5 Amanda Shubert3.7/5 Cecelia Stokes

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Reviewers report the reading material as extremely convoluted and incomprehensible, while weekly assignments are described as forcing engagement despite being unhelpful.

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Prerequisites

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Professors

Fall 2026

Joseph Bowling

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Raw average: 4.24/5 from 33 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: 3.0/5 raw quality · 3.7/5 difficulty · 3 reviews

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Joseph Bowling is reported to teach the course well, selecting interesting films and literature while setting clear expectations early. Reviewers note that weekly assignments, though not always helpful, effectively force engagement with the material.

Some students found the specific theme of bodies, machines, and desires unenjoyable or the material weird and convoluted. One reviewer described the books as incomprehensible and noted that the class differs significantly from typical film courses.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.76 GPA, 91.4% A/AB (n=198 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.70 GPA, 87.2% A/AB (n=188 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.84 GPA, 89.7% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

Amanda Shubert

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Raw average: 3.67/5 from 9 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.

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2020: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=60 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=57 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Cecelia Stokes

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=57 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

AMANDA SHUBERT is recorded teaching in Fall 2020, Spring 2025, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

CECELIA STOKES is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JOSEPH BOWLING is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2025. 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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Section	Mode	Enrolled / capacity	Waitlist
LEC 001	Classroom Instruction	30 / 30	0
LEC 002	Classroom Instruction	60 / 60	0

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Student experience

the class

Joseph Bowling teaches ENGL 176 with mixed results; reviewers describe the course as either interesting or weirdly difficult, with conflicting opinions on the material's accessibility.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.80 GPA, 96.0% A/AB (n=99 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.69 GPA, 82.6% A/AB (n=86 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.59 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Reviewers report the reading material as extremely convoluted and incomprehensible, while weekly assignments are described as forcing engagement despite being unhelpful.

Bowling attempts to make the material interesting, and clear expectations are set early, though one student did not enjoy the specific themes covered.

Topics

Novels, stories, poems, and other writings
Film representation and transformation

Skills

Analysis of literary and filmic representation

Grades

Fall 2026 · Projected

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 4 same-season terms, weighted toward recent results.

The range uses the finite-sample 80th-percentile rank of absolute errors from earlier same-season forecasts. Each forecast uses only records from earlier terms. At least four forecasts are required; bounds are rounded outward and limited to 0–4. This is an empirical estimate: changing instructors or grading policies can reduce its coverage.

5 earlier forecasts · 0.12 GPA average error.

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Selected offering source records

ENGL 176 · Fall 2026

Topics in Literature and Film

Recorded 2026-09-07

Raw records

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Model outputs & technical records

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Model & dataset provenance

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