Fall 2026

Topics in Spanish American Literature in Translation

An introduction to Spanish American literature in translation, covering its history, key authors, genres, and critical debates.

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Summary

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Historical reviews of Glen Close: Students report four essays without a provided rubric, with assessments focusing on narratological knowledge rather than class content, and grading described as inconsistent and arbitrary.

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Satisfied Communications A

  • Satisfied Communications A
LITTRANS 245

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  • Satisfied Communications A

Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Glen Close: Glen Close tailored the class to student interests and provided detailed feedback and extra resources to strengthen writing skills.

GLEN CLOSE is recorded teaching in Spring 2020, Fall 2022, Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Reviews for historical instructor Glen Close are sharply divided, with one praising his tailored instruction and detailed feedback while others describe him as pretentious, inconsistent, and creating an uncomfortable environment.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.17 GPA, 52.4% A/AB (n=21 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.02 GPA, 55.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.50 GPA, 66.7% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Glen Close: Students report four essays without a provided rubric, with assessments focusing on narratological knowledge rather than class content, and grading described as inconsistent and arbitrary.

Historical reviews of Glen Close: Experiences range from fostering interesting discussions and providing extra resources to mandatory participation that is penalized if students disagree with the instructor, creating an uncomfortable class environment.

Topics

  • History of Spanish American literature
  • Key authors, genres, and periods
  • Critical and theoretical debates

Skills

  • Cultural and societal insight through literary analysis
  • Understanding critical and theoretical debates

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-09-07

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