# ENGL 559: Topic in Literary or Cultural Theory | UW–Madison

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### title

TOPIC IN LITERARY OR CULTURAL THEORY

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An exploration of the methods and principles of criticism; generally an experiment in the application of a particular critical method or a group of related critical presuppositions to an appropriate body of English and American literature. Content varies.

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#### results

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### revision

e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349

## context

### all

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#### university

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##### count Percentile

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##### median Count

103

##### histogram

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##### term

1152

##### gpa

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##### count

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#### 1162

##### term

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##### gpa

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##### count

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##### departments

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#### 1194

##### term

1194

##### gpa

4

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#### 1224

##### term

1224

##### gpa

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##### count

20

##### departments

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#### 1232

##### term

1232

##### gpa

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##### count

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#### 1242

##### term

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##### gpa

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#### 1252

##### term

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##### gpa

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##### university

###### size

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###### gpa Percentile

58

###### count Percentile

27

###### median Count

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###### histogram

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          "range": "2.4–2.8",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
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          "range": "2.8–3.2",
          "count": 0,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.2–3.6",
          "count": 5,
          "current": false
        },
        {
          "range": "3.6–4.0",
          "count": 28,
          "current": true
        }
      ]
    }
  }
]
```

### benchmarks

#### all

##### school

###### size

3711

###### gpa

3.646268469630673

###### top Share

81.19629040630818

###### count

103

##### ENGL

###### size

99

###### gpa

3.7004036291639975

###### top Share

85.52870520746903

###### count

87

#### terms

##### 1152

###### school

###### size

918

###### gpa

3.408733538594633

###### top Share

66.06693005846735

###### count

65

###### ENGL

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.545388562316592

###### top Share

76.03426730003623

###### count

62.5

##### 1162

###### school

###### size

954

###### gpa

3.43726781345039

###### top Share

68.05645304987395

###### count

64.5

###### ENGL

###### size

18

###### gpa

3.6177119829055218

###### top Share

80.41686576163208

###### count

90.5

##### 1194

###### school

###### size

1040

###### gpa

3.4906527436719808

###### top Share

71.74728845515045

###### count

67

###### ENGL

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.6507747882551214

###### top Share

82.73946179655877

###### count

71

##### 1224

###### school

###### size

1171

###### gpa

3.5627882428500937

###### top Share

76.37271640560496

###### count

64

###### ENGL

###### size

24

###### gpa

3.7197008441051067

###### top Share

87.85122113900592

###### count

70

##### 1232

###### school

###### size

1216

###### gpa

3.575457431972425

###### top Share

77.33712216234007

###### count

66

###### ENGL

###### size

30

###### gpa

3.695770106876791

###### top Share

86.22863737538394

###### count

86

##### 1242

###### school

###### size

1295

###### gpa

3.595302892737449

###### top Share

78.36291889885307

###### count

67

###### ENGL

###### size

29

###### gpa

3.735466864863233

###### top Share

87.95124576771664

###### count

70

##### 1252

###### school

###### size

1333

###### gpa

3.619494049739118

###### top Share

79.71442190500672

###### count

69

###### ENGL

###### size

33

###### gpa

3.761149335234773

###### top Share

89.47012938420905

###### count

63

## instructor Trends

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      },
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  {
    "uid": "instructor_12ebd1128fb6f0c7aa3f7735",
    "name": "AIDA LEVY-HUSSEN",
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      {
        "term": "1162",
        "count": 9,
        "sections": 1,
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      }
    ]
  }
]
```

## following

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