Spring 2027

Literature and Culture Ii: From the 18th Century to the Present

Survey of English literature and culture from the 18th century to the present, covering world wars, empires, and new genres like the novel, while developing critical reading and writing skills.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Kirk Sides4.1/5

Summary

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Past student reviews · Monique Allewaert

A 2018 student reported that grades were based on five papers and participation, and that the reading load was manageable.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and critique key themes, styles and issues in English literature and culture since the eighteenth century.

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

  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis.

  • 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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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ENGL 242

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Kirk Sides

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Raw average: 4.92/5 from 12 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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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

KRISTINA HUANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MONIQUE ALLEWAERT is recorded teaching in Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, 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

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 1350
DIS 307Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 308Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 302Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 304Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 301Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 305Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 306Classroom Instruction0 / 220
DIS 303Classroom Instruction0 / 220

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Monique Allewaert

Monique Allewaert taught with an enthusiastic and vibrant personality, bringing a lively energy to the classroom experience.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.84 GPA, 94.4% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.86 GPA, 95.4% A/AB (n=108 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.42 GPA, 76.5% A/AB (n=68 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Monique Allewaert

A 2018 student reported that grades were based on five papers and participation, and that the reading load was manageable.

Past student reviews · Monique Allewaert

One student found that while presentations sometimes moved quickly, the instructor remained accessible in office hours or after class.

Topics

  • World Wars and their impact on literature
  • Empires and technology
  • Poetry, drama, and the novel
  • Human rights and interconnectedness

Skills

  • Critical reading and writing
  • Analysis of literary and cultural texts

Grades

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Spring 2027 · Projected

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The course’s semester-average GPA, not an individual student’s grade. The center uses 5 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.

8 earlier forecasts · 0.20 GPA average error.

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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.

Sources & history

UW–Madison

Catalog & offerings

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Selected offering source records
ENGL 242 · Spring 2027

Literature and Culture II: from the 18th Century to the Present

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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