Fall 2026

Seminar in Political Geography

GEOG 918 surveys recent and classic works in political geography.

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Historical reviews of Robert Kaiser: The course was rated as difficult, with a difficulty rating of 4.

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GEOG 918

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Fall 2026

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No current instructor reviews are available. Historical reviews for Robert Kaiser describe a negative experience where a student felt humiliated in class, citing the instructor's ego as a major concern.

ROBERT KAISER is recorded teaching in Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2015, Fall 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Historical reviews of Robert Kaiser: A reviewer found the course content and readings valuable but reported a negative experience due to perceived instructor arrogance and public humiliation.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Fall 2016: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=8 letter grades); Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=7 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Robert Kaiser: The course was rated as difficult, with a difficulty rating of 4.

Historical reviews of Robert Kaiser: The student found the instructor's behavior malicious and humiliating, describing him as a megalomaniac with a large ego.

Topics

  • Political geography

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4
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