# GERMAN/LITTRANS 280: From Grimm to Gryffindor: German Fairytales (re)imagined | UW–Madison [View on UW Courses](https://uwcourses.com/courses/GERMAN_LITTRANS_280) ## Dataset ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ### repository twangodev/uwcourses ### schema version 6 ### importer version 7 ### projection id 52a78527ff09011d88cb04c7d43867d9fbfec2930bf1dd2ec359ebd2844e0b07 ### observed at 2026-09-07T15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### built at 2026-09-10T19:50:42.743001+00:00 ### courses 8951 ### current instructors 5754 ### limited false ### terms * 1272 * 1264 * 1262 * 1254 * 1252 * 1244 * 1242 * 1234 * 1232 * 1224 * 1222 * 1212 * 1204 * 1202 * 1194 * 1192 * 1184 * 1182 * 1174 * 1172 * 1164 * 1162 * 1154 * 1152 * 1144 * 1142 * 1134 * 1132 * 1124 * 1122 * 1114 * 1112 * 1104 * 1102 * 1094 * 1092 * 1084 * 1082 * 1074 * 1072 ### term 1272 ### departments | subject | count | | --------- | ----- | | AAE | 90 | | ABT | 20 | | ACCTIS | 36 | | ACTSCI | 14 | | AFAERO | 10 | | AFRICAN | 87 | | AFROAMER | 71 | | AGROECOL | 21 | | AMERIND | 53 | | ANAT\&PHY | 7 | | ANATOMY | 2 | | ANESTHES | 8 | | ANSCI | 57 | | ANTHRO | 95 | | ART | 125 | | ARTED | 10 | | ARTHIST | 121 | | ASIALANG | 129 | | ASIAN | 109 | | ASIANAM | 28 | | ASTRON | 38 | | ATMOCN | 69 | | BIOCHEM | 51 | | BIOCORE | 10 | | BIOLOGY | 14 | | BIOMDSCI | 18 | | BME | 66 | | BMI | 41 | | BMOLCHEM | 10 | | BOTANY | 69 | | BSE | 44 | | C\&ESOC | 73 | | CBE | 48 | | CHEM | 101 | | CHICLA | 52 | | CIVENGR | 133 | | CLASSICS | 47 | | CNP | 10 | | CNSRSCI | 50 | | COMARTS | 137 | | COMPBIO | 15 | | COMPLIT | 11 | | COMPSCI | 138 | | COUNPSY | 78 | | CRB | 19 | | CS\&D | 71 | | CSCS | 40 | | CURRIC | 193 | | DANCE | 93 | | DERM | 8 | | DS | 88 | | DYSCI | 35 | | ECE | 155 | | ECON | 145 | | EDPOL | 114 | | EDPSYCH | 97 | | ELPA | 70 | | EMA | 53 | | EMERMED | 17 | | ENGL | 206 | | ENTOM | 40 | | ENVIRST | 148 | | EP | 15 | | EPD | 67 | | ESL | 16 | | F\&WECOL | 60 | | FAMMED | 22 | | FINANCE | 50 | | FOLKLORE | 40 | | FOODSCI | 43 | | FRENCH | 63 | | GEN\&WS | 145 | | GENBUS | 72 | | GENECSLR | 17 | | GENETICS | 60 | | GEOG | 113 | | GEOSCI | 83 | | GERMAN | 82 | | GLE | 48 | | GNS | 38 | | GREEK | 27 | | HDFS | 41 | | HEBR-BIB | 13 | | HEBR-MOD | 10 | | HISTORY | 233 | | HISTSCI | 56 | | HONCOL | 13 | | ILS | 43 | | INFOSYS | 9 | | INTEGART | 7 | | INTEGSCI | 22 | | INTER-AG | 18 | | INTER-HE | 11 | | INTER-LS | 22 | | INTEREGR | 16 | | INTLBUS | 21 | | INTLST | 50 | | ISYE | 83 | | ITALIAN | 53 | | JEWISH | 56 | | JOURN | 88 | | KINES | 128 | | LACIS | 26 | | LANDARC | 61 | | LATIN | 24 | | LAW | 120 | | LEGALST | 48 | | LINGUIS | 35 | | LIS | 89 | | LITTRANS | 78 | | LSC | 52 | | M\&ENVTOX | 7 | | MARKETNG | 62 | | MATH | 153 | | MDGENET | 8 | | ME | 130 | | MEDHIST | 43 | | MEDICINE | 60 | | MEDIEVAL | 32 | | MEDPHYS | 39 | | MEDSC-M | 29 | | MEDSC-V | 41 | | MHR | 68 | | MICROBIO | 45 | | MILSCI | 16 | | MM\&I | 22 | | MOLBIOL | 6 | | MS\&E | 59 | | MUSIC | 165 | | MUSPERF | 126 | | NAVSCI | 20 | | NE | 44 | | NEURODPT | 11 | | NEUROL | 7 | | NEURSURG | 4 | | NTP | 11 | | NURSING | 111 | | NUTRSCI | 65 | | OBS\&GYN | 18 | | OCCTHER | 39 | | ONCOLOGY | 14 | | OPHTHALM | 5 | | OTM | 43 | | PATH | 34 | | PATH-BIO | 29 | | PEDIAT | 26 | | PHARMACY | 31 | | PHILOS | 77 | | PHMCOL-M | 11 | | PHMPRAC | 45 | | PHMSCI | 60 | | PHYASST | 37 | | PHYSICS | 88 | | PHYSIOL | 3 | | PHYTHER | 37 | | PLANTSCI | 52 | | PLPATH | 35 | | POLISCI | 192 | | POPHLTH | 58 | | PORTUG | 33 | | PSYCH | 101 | | PSYCHIAT | 22 | | PUBAFFR | 54 | | PUBLHLTH | 23 | | RADIOL | 11 | | REALEST | 41 | | RELIGST | 90 | | RHABMED | 9 | | RMI | 24 | | RP\&SE | 102 | | S\&APHM | 17 | | SCANDST | 73 | | SLAVIC | 89 | | SOC | 149 | | SOCWORK | 87 | | SOILSCI | 46 | | SPANISH | 83 | | SRMED | 21 | | STAT | 94 | | STDYABRD | 52 | | STS | 8 | | SURGERY | 25 | | SURGSCI | 33 | | THEATRE | 91 | | URBRPL | 60 | | UROLOGY | 5 | | ZOOLOGY | 89 | ## course ### run id 20260907T155543-ce3781c4 ### semester 1272 ### observed at 2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00 ### record version id 77f66c0b33b21fb4aced9df430e1461e53970b48671cfd932783a06043afc197 ### course id GERMAN/LITTRANS 280 ### course uid course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145 ### catalog version id 832b3d915e8e6991455e42bdd3a0cf740923292830072791c3d1ca5fced6fd1e ### course number 280 ### subjects * GERMAN * LITTRANS ### title FROM GRIMM TO GRYFFINDOR: GERMAN FAIRYTALES (RE)IMAGINED ### description From Rumpelstiltskin to Rapunzel, the rich fairy-tale tradition of the German-speaking world is filled with familiar themes and subversive morals. With an eye to depictions of gender, gender roles, sexuality, and race, we critically engage with these tales and contextualize them within the social and political landscapes that shaped them. ### requirements text Satisfied Communications A ### credits min 3 ### credits max 3 ### credit offering ids * 1272:424:026511 * 1272:551:026511 ### llm job id enrich-f516c4d3e82cfe326b4f5f54 ### llm output id 2fcc468acb2af8148f201bf79d1f6070ffcd22987b7afee70bc809de99a4d29c ### llm model nvidia/Qwen3.6-35B-A3B-NVFP4 ### llm model revision 1355db6a052410cfd62085d94b58866fd0f2c3c5 ### llm task version 14 ### llm search status valid ### llm summary This course critically engages with German fairy tales, analyzing themes of gender, sexuality, and race within their social and political contexts. ### llm topics * Gender, gender roles, sexuality, and race * Social and political landscapes * German fairy tales ### llm skills * Critical engagement with literary texts * Contextualizing literature within social and political landscapes ### llm assumed background None recorded. ### llm search phrases * German fairy tales analysis * Grimm brothers modern interpretation * gender and race in folklore * German literature cultural context ### llm requirements status valid ### llm student summary status valid ### llm experience status valid ### catalog variants None recorded. ### student summary #### context hash 3b3a84429202ebf3bc01f9b4da3d8b6081fbb2a38dd75099c8a36323970b5098 #### course id GERMAN/LITTRANS 280 #### current instructors ```json [ { "instructor_uid": "instructor_e2988ad3a2aea933b53a97e8", "message": null, "name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_status": "supported", "rmp_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "summary": [ { "citations": [ { "instructor_name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_date": "2025-05-05 05:43:45 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "88338e984ceda1e7a3e0fa1b", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMTU4ODI5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_date": "2025-05-09 03:00:18 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "ccd008e26a17b7bfa845f78e", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjIxODcx", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_date": "2025-05-13 06:44:08 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "d1f48fea59af2cbec3cd7d26", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxMjY0MTA2", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_date": "2025-10-22 17:27:51 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "b4f4769e149acba700bd4739", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQxNzQzOTAz", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "type": "review" }, { "instructor_name": "Melissa Sheedy", "review_date": "2026-04-13 18:43:21 +0000 UTC", "review_id": "955ce5d41c47165ca3ce8129", "run_id": "20260907T155543-ce3781c4", "source_instructor_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_review_id": "UmF0aW5nLTQyODI1MzM5", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "type": "review" } ], "text": "Melissa Sheedy receives universal praise for her entertaining, witty, and kind teaching style. 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"quality": 5, "difficulty": 1, "quality_count": 1, "difficulty_count": 1 } }, "bayesian_quality": 4.36894808343027, "prior_mean": 3.6596857835465957, "prior_weight": 20 }, "grade_statistics": { "gpa": 3.826, "graded": 1259, "counts": [ 1029, 125, 55, 22, 16, 11, 1 ], "sections": 54 }, "instructor_url": "/instructors/MELISSA_SHEEDY--instructor_6d2d02a4b632f43c49b95364" }, { "instructor_uid": "instructor_e2988ad3a2aea933b53a97e8", "source": "enrollment", "source_instructor_id": "masheedy", "identity_basis": "netid", "identity_status": "source_identified", "name": "Melissa Sheedy", "email": "MELISSA.SHEEDY@WISC.EDU", "first_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "last_observed_at": "2026-09-07 15:55:43.033547+00:00", "ratings": { "review_count": 24, "quality": 4.96, "difficulty": 1.33, "quality_count": 24, "difficulty_count": 24, "profile_id": "rmp:2642532", "source_url": "https://www.ratemyprofessors.com/professor/2642532", "match_basis": "exact_name", "observed_at": 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"course_uid": "course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145", "term_id": "1262", "term_name": "Fall 2025", "instructors": [ "Melissa Sheedy" ], "a": 100, "ab": 14, "b": 2, "bc": 1, "c": 1, "d": 0, "f": 0, "satisfactory": 0, "unsatisfactory": 0, "credit": 0, "no_credit": 0, "passed": 0, "incomplete": 1, "no_work": 0, "not_reported": 0, "other": 0, "total": 119, "source_aliases": [ "GERMAN/LITTRANS 280" ] } ] ``` ### statistics #### gpa 3.778 #### graded 351 #### counts * 278 * 38 * 11 * 12 * 6 * 6 * 0 ### grade conflicts None recorded. ### evidence #### history * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/history/course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json) #### traces * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/traces/course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json) #### reviews * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/reviews/course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json) #### meetings * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/meetings/course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json) #### results * [/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course\_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json](https://uwcourses.com/data/e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349/results/course_e332d1db693ae98cea64f145-0.json) ### revision e243353dcb7d79b7247ced91d69443ef4c2a6349 ## context ### all #### term #### gpa 3.7777777777777777 #### count 351 #### university ##### size 2637 ##### gpa Percentile 56 ##### count Percentile 89 ##### median Count 80 ##### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 13 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 177 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 706 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 1740 | true | #### departments ```json [ { "subject": "GERMAN", "comparison": { "size": 16, "gpaPercentile": 67, "countPercentile": 100, "medianCount": 58.5, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 4, "current": false }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 12, "current": true } ] } }, { "subject": "LITTRANS", "comparison": { "size": 30, "gpaPercentile": 90, "countPercentile": 100, "medianCount": 61.5, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 1, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 9, "current": false }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 20, "current": true } ] } } ] ``` ### terms #### 1244 ##### term 1244 ##### gpa 3.7564102564102564 ##### count 117 ##### university ###### size 1241 ###### gpa Percentile 62 ###### count Percentile 75 ###### median Count 65 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 2 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 9 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 151 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 373 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 706 | true | ##### departments ```json [ { "subject": "GERMAN", "comparison": null }, { "subject": "LITTRANS", "comparison": { "size": 13, "gpaPercentile": 100, "countPercentile": 83, "medianCount": 40, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 7, "current": false }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 6, "current": true } ] } } ] ``` #### 1254 ##### term 1254 ##### gpa 3.6810344827586206 ##### count 116 ##### university ###### size 1289 ###### gpa Percentile 49 ###### count Percentile 76 ###### median Count 66 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 0 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 17 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 128 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 379 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 765 | true | ##### departments ```json [ { "subject": "GERMAN", "comparison": null }, { "subject": "LITTRANS", "comparison": { "size": 10, "gpaPercentile": 44, "countPercentile": 89, "medianCount": 59.5, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 1, "current": false }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 9, "current": true } ] } } ] ``` #### 1262 ##### term 1262 ##### gpa 3.8940677966101696 ##### count 118 ##### university ###### size 1320 ###### gpa Percentile 78 ###### count Percentile 72 ###### median Count 70 ###### histogram | range | count | current | | ------- | ----- | ------- | | 0.0–0.4 | 0 | false | | 0.4–0.8 | 0 | false | | 0.8–1.2 | 0 | false | | 1.2–1.6 | 0 | false | | 1.6–2.0 | 0 | false | | 2.0–2.4 | 1 | false | | 2.4–2.8 | 8 | false | | 2.8–3.2 | 133 | false | | 3.2–3.6 | 381 | false | | 3.6–4.0 | 797 | true | ##### departments ```json [ { "subject": "GERMAN", "comparison": null }, { "subject": "LITTRANS", "comparison": { "size": 14, "gpaPercentile": 92, "countPercentile": 100, "medianCount": 61, "histogram": [ { "range": "0.0–0.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.4–0.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "0.8–1.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.2–1.6", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "1.6–2.0", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.0–2.4", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.4–2.8", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "2.8–3.2", "count": 0, "current": false }, { "range": "3.2–3.6", "count": 4, "current": false }, { "range": "3.6–4.0", "count": 10, "current": true } ] } } ] ``` ### benchmarks #### all ##### school ###### size 2637 ###### gpa 3.669475115688842 ###### top Share 82.56716365780734 ###### count 80 ##### GERMAN ###### size 16 ###### gpa 3.689858589495236 ###### top Share 84.88317453855971 ###### count 58.5 ##### LITTRANS ###### size 30 ###### gpa 3.64935126970952 ###### top Share 83.86652407786046 ###### count 61.5 #### terms ##### 1244 ###### school ###### size 1241 ###### gpa 3.5975573126929192 ###### top Share 78.29036874847135 ###### count 65 ###### LITTRANS ###### size 13 ###### gpa 3.5756082730310133 ###### top Share 81.07949437028219 ###### count 40 ##### 1254 ###### school ###### size 1289 ###### gpa 3.6126423469389106 ###### top Share 79.48050408754871 ###### count 66 ###### LITTRANS ###### size 10 ###### gpa 3.6627372178301725 ###### top Share 84.64351099627194 ###### count 59.5 ##### 1262 ###### school ###### size 1320 ###### gpa 3.628825763035853 ###### top Share 80.21118846327654 ###### count 70 ###### LITTRANS ###### size 14 ###### gpa 3.6839325098873528 ###### top Share 84.48565683934994 ###### count 61 ## instructor Trends ```json [ { "uid": "instructor_6d2d02a4b632f43c49b95364", "name": "MELISSA SHEEDY", "count": 351, "terms": [ { "term": "1244", "count": 117, "sections": 1, "gpa": 3.7564102564102564 }, { "term": "1254", "count": 116, "sections": 1, "gpa": 3.6810344827586206 }, { "term": "1262", "count": 118, "sections": 1, "gpa": 3.8940677966101696 } ] } ] ``` ## following None recorded. ## projection ### target 1272 ### gpa 3.8189144603284304 ### grades | grade | percentage | | ----- | ------------------ | | A | 81.39027218852699 | | AB | 11.045985956618933 | | B | 2.4580099002781237 | | BC | 2.4906654138845297 | | C | 1.4536466543316882 | | D | 1.1614198863597422 | | F | 0 | ### source Terms * 1262 * 1254 * 1244 ### source Count 351 ### same Season false ### historical Range * 3.681034482758621 * 3.8940677966101696