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Lectures were sometimes hard to pay attention to and the slides were also just filled with large quotations, making it hard to take notes. I did appreciate his care for these texts and he did a good job of integrating terms into the texts, which was really helpful when we got to the exam.Rate My Professors ↗
He makes the 'Sage On The Stage' lecture format work through sheer charisma. He's a brilliant mind, he makes very difficult texts more accessible (still challenging though), and he literally gave me the ability to appreciate experimental literature at all. You will read a lot but none of it is too hard. Strange to talk to 1-1, but kind. FRENCH.Rate My Professors ↗
Really good lecturer, and very interesting. wouldn't reccomend taking the class with an 8:50 lecture time as you don't get any allowed absences.Rate My Professors ↗
Yeah this prof is way better than this rating. The readings were very philosophy heavy but 1) If you paid attention they gave a lot of material related to the science fiction we read. 2) English also has background in philosophy and having a philosophy-heavy class isn't neccesarily a bad thing. I thought the material was relevant to times.Rate My Professors ↗
Very interesting professor and made class very fun to attend. Worked off of assigned readings to facilitate discussions and had 2 oral exams and weekly homework! Was an awesome course and helped me think about tech and AI.Rate My Professors ↗
He is a great professor, genuinely cares about what he is teaching. He is seriously interested in what students have to say about the course. No papers for this course, only two discussions "exams."Rate My Professors ↗
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ENGL 177 studies the intersection of literature and popular culture across various forms and media.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2024: 3.74 GPA, 73.9% A/AB (n=23 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.79 GPA, 93.1% A/AB (n=58 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.59 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=185 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026ENGL 559 explores literary and cultural theory by applying critical methods to English and American literature.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2022: 3.79 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=12 letter grades); Fall 2023: 3.91 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.94 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=16 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Fall 2024 · limited sampleOffering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=2 letter grades).
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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sampleENGL 822 is a graduate-level course focusing on the study of specific topics within literary and cultural theory.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=12 letter grades).
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Fall 2022–Fall 2025 · limited sampleENGL 890 provides mentored reading and research for pre-dissertator students.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
ENGL 990 is a doctoral dissertation research course in English requiring instructor consent.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
No recorded grade history
GEOG 990 is an individual mentored study course for completing theses, arranged with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Fall 2026
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 177 | Literature and Popular Culture |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 559 | Topic in Literary or Cultural Theory |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 822 | Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2026 | GEOG 990 | Research and Thesis |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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