Fall 2026

Literature and Politics

ILS/POLISCI 363 explores the interactions between literature and politics and the role of literature in political systems.

offering recorded3–4 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Jeffrey Church

Summary

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Historical reviews of Philip Bunn: One reviewer noted that Philip Bunn assigned a paper over spring break, suggesting potential workload timing issues.

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ILS/POLISCI 363

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Fall 2026
Historical instructors & teaching patterns

No reviews exist for current instructor Jeffrey Church. Historical reviews for Philip Bunn describe engaging discussions and openness to ideas, though one reviewer noted a paper assigned over spring break. Michelle Schwarze received a negative review citing a mean demeanor.

PHILIP BUNN is recorded teaching in Fall 2021, Spring 2022. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Fall 2026

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction3 / 600
LEC 001Classroom Instruction53 / 600

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Student experience

the class

Reviews for historical instructors are polarized, ranging from a favorite class with engaging discussions to the meanest professor experienced. No reviews exist for the current instructor, Jeffrey Church.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.67 GPA, 84.8% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=45 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.77 GPA, 87.7% A/AB (n=57 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Philip Bunn: One reviewer noted that Philip Bunn assigned a paper over spring break, suggesting potential workload timing issues.

Historical reviews of Philip Bunn: Philip Bunn was praised for avoiding heavy lectures and fostering open discussion where he spent class time exploring student ideas.

Topics

  • Literature and politics interactions
  • Literature in political systems

Skills

  • Analyze interactions between literature and politics
  • Evaluate the role of literature in political systems

Grades

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

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1283 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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Selected offering source records
ILS/POLISCI 363 · Fall 2026

Literature and Politics

Recorded 2026-09-07
ILS/POLISCI 363 · Fall 2026

Literature and Politics

Recorded 2026-09-07
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