Spring 2027

Eastern Europe: an Interdisciplinary Survey

Comprehensive interdisciplinary survey of East European culture, society, politics, and literature from its beginnings to the present day.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · David Danaher

One student noted that the reading load for this course was lighter than in another class they took with the same instructor.

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Prerequisites

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GEOG/HISTORY/POLISCI/SLAVIC 254

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

DAVID DANAHER is recorded teaching in Spring 2010, Spring 2012, Spring 2016, Spring 2018, Spring 2020, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · David Danaher

Past students described the course as engaging, with open discussions and a philosophical approach to topics like Soviet dissent.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 3.59 GPA, 80.3% A/AB (n=71 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.81 GPA, 86.0% A/AB (n=50 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.67 GPA, 75.4% A/AB (n=65 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · David Danaher

One student noted that the reading load for this course was lighter than in another class they took with the same instructor.

Past student reviews · David Danaher

Reviewers highlighted the instructor's genuine care for students and described him as a sweet and supportive professor.

Topics

  • East European culture, society, politics, and literature

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary analysis of East European culture, society, politics, and literature

Grades

Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Model outputs & technical records
Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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Model & dataset provenance 
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