Spring 2027

Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts and Literature

Interdisciplinary studies in arts and literature focusing on selected topics within social, historical, and political contexts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero

The workload included a presentation, essay, and final exam, with reviewers noting there was quite a bit of reading, though deadlines were flexible.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify and explain how people make social, cultural, historical, and political meaning in literature and art.

  • Critically analyze diverse approaches to how people make social, cultural, historical, and political meaning through literature and art.

  • Recognize and synthesize diverse types of knowledge and disciplinary approaches to how people make social, cultural, historical, and political meaning in literature and art.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ILS 371

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

BEATRIZ BOTERO is recorded teaching in Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero

Students described Beatriz Botero as a caring professor who made lectures interesting and provided clear instructions for a manageable course load.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.50 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.85 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=10 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero

The workload included a presentation, essay, and final exam, with reviewers noting there was quite a bit of reading, though deadlines were flexible.

Past student reviews · Beatriz Botero

One student felt grading was subjective, stating you did not know your grade until the end of the semester and that strong writing was required for an A.

Topics

  • Interdisciplinary topics in literature and art
  • Social, historical, and political contexts of literature and art

Skills

  • Identify and explain social, cultural, historical, and political meaning in literature and art
  • Critically analyze diverse approaches to meaning-making in literature and art
  • Synthesize diverse types of knowledge and disciplinary approaches to literature and art

Grades

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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