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BARBARA BUENGER

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Raw average: 3.21/5 from 24 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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AH227 · course not matched
Quality 3/5Difficulty 4/5
Prof. Buenger is clearly knowledgeable about her topic, and a respected professor. However, she's also incredibly boring. It doesn't really matter if you pay attention in lecture or even attend at all, you can make it through the text. Makes you memorize long abstracts of text for quizzes, which is pointless, and her tests are unnecessarily hard.
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INTERLS102 · course not matched
Quality 1/5Difficulty 3/5
She might be top-notch in her field, but she is a poor lecturer. Dry and boring, it was the class I used to catch up on sleep. Her sarcasm can be very offensive at times, and she is not very funny. If you have any opinion that does not mimic hers, I wouldn't share it. Any slight interest I had in art history has been diminished by her. Good luck.
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351 · course not matched
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Really intresting class. A distracted lecturer but very intelligent and intresting. Relatively easy course, very fair quizzes and exams. Gives excellent feedback for the papers and is a generous grader. INsane abouts of reading expected but you can get by if you don't read all of it.
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ARTHIST 202
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
Monotonous. My sleeping class. Despite that, very informative and interested to convey her lessons. Might use some "artistic" terms that needs to be clarified later. Needs long periods of concentration. Has a lot of extra credit.
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ARTHIST 202
Quality 3/5Difficulty 3/5
She is very knowledgeable and very nice, however she talks very monotone and is very boring to listen to so lecture was difficult. The overall class is very broad so a lot of info is thrown at you. Exams were unclear as to what was expected of you, make sure to give evidence for EVERY argument you make and the papers were fairly easy.
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ARTHISTORY202 · course not matched
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
I went into this class wanting to be an Art History major and her teaching ruined my interest. Disorganized, monotone, and irrelevant in lecture. I depended solely on my TA for pertinent information.
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Classes with BARBARA BUENGER

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2017ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2016ARTHIST 227The Modernist Revolution
Spring 2016ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Spring 2016ARTHIST 697Undergraduate Curatorial Studies Internship (directed Study)
Spring 2016ARTHIST 797Curatorial Studies Internships (directed Study)
Spring 2016ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2016ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2016ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015ARTHIST 602Introduction to Museum Studies II
Fall 2015ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2015ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2015ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2015INTER-LS 102First-year Seminar in the Humanities
Spring 2015ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Spring 2015ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2015ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2015ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Fall 2014ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2014ARTHIST 697Undergraduate Curatorial Studies Internship (directed Study)
Fall 2014ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2014ARTHIST 202History of Western Art Ii: From Renaissance to Contemporary
Spring 2014ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Spring 2014ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2014ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2014ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013ARTHIST 202History of Western Art Ii: From Renaissance to Contemporary
Fall 2013ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2013ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2013ARTHIST 692Senior Thesis
Fall 2013ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2013ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Fall 2013ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2013FRENCH/GERMAN/HISTORY/POLISCI/SOC 804Interdisciplinary Western European Area Studies Seminar
Fall 2013MUSIC 911Seminar in Musicology
Spring 2013ARTHIST 408Topics in Twentieth-century Art
Spring 2013ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2013ARTHIST 691Senior Thesis
Spring 2013ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2013ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2013ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2012ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2012ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2012ARTHIST 691Senior Thesis
Fall 2012ARTHIST 800Seminar: Special Topics in Art History
Fall 2012ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2012ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Spring 2012ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2012ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2011ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2011ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2011ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2011ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2010ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2010ARTHIST 202History of Western Art Ii: From Renaissance to Contemporary
Spring 2010ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Spring 2010ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009ARTHIST 202History of Western Art Ii: From Renaissance to Contemporary
Fall 2009ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Fall 2009ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2009INTER-LS 102First-year Seminar in the Humanities
Spring 2009ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Spring 2009ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Spring 2009ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2008ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2008ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Fall 2008ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2008ARTHIST 408Topics in Twentieth-century Art
Spring 2008ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2008ARTHIST 699Directed Study
Spring 2008ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Spring 2008ARTHIST 856Graduate Seminar in Twentieth Century European Art
Spring 2008ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2007ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2007ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2007ARTHIST 799Independent Study
Fall 2007ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Spring 2007ARTHIST 682Senior Honors Thesis
Spring 2007ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis
Fall 2006ARTHIST 556Proseminar in 20th Century European Art
Fall 2006ARTHIST 681Senior Honors Thesis
Fall 2006ARTHIST 990Research and Thesis

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