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LESLIE BOW
What students say
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She is an extremely tough grader, especially for an elementary-level class. The readings were strange and lacked cohesiveness, and some were weirdly explicit. Overall, just an unresponsive and unreasonable professorRate My Professors ↗
will never respond to your emails and it seems like she just closes her eyes and gives you a random grade, most unfair professor ever NEVER TAKE THE CLASSRate My Professors ↗
Her grading was a NIGHTMARE. This is the first B- I've ever gotten at this university as a sophomore. I never thought I could get a B- in an elementary class. Don't take her class!!!!!!!!!!!Rate My Professors ↗
might not be that bad if you weren't in her section but there are very few things to be graded on and everything was graded harshlyRate My Professors ↗
dont ever take this classRate My Professors ↗
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Classes with LESLIE BOW
Seminar-american Literature
3 creditsSeminar on a theme in American literature.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
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Spring 2026–Spring 2026 · limited sampleMentored reading and research for pre-dissertator students preparing for preliminary examinations in English.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Dissertation Research in English
1–12 creditsIndependent research course for English doctoral students working on their dissertations, requiring instructor consent and advisor consultation.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
No recorded grade history
Women in Ethnic American Literature examines American literature by and about women from ethnic groups, focusing on key themes and the contemporary relevance of these works.
No offering record · Spring 2026 · Sources
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Spring 2022–Spring 2026Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 817 | Seminar-american Literature |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2026 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2025 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Fall 2025 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2025 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 | Asian American Women Writers |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 890 | Pre-dissertator Preliminary Exam Research |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2025 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2024 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2024 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 | Asian American Women Writers |
| Spring 2024 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2024 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2023 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2023 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2023 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Spring 2023 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2022 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2022 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2021 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2021 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2020 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2020 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2020 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 | Asian American Women Writers |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2020 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2019 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2019 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2019 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 | Asian American Women Writers |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2019 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2018 | ASIANAM 152 | Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures |
| Fall 2018 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2018 | ENGL 817 | Seminar-american Literature |
| Spring 2018 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2018 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2017 | ASIANAM 240 | Topics in Asian American Studies |
| Fall 2017 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2017 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2017 | ENGL/GEN&WS 248 | Women in Ethnic American Literature |
| Fall 2016 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2016 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Spring 2015 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 463 | Race and Sexuality in American Literature |
| Spring 2015 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
| Fall 2014 | ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 | Asian American Women Writers |
| Fall 2012 | ASIANAM/ENGL 270 | A Survey of Asian American Literature |
| Fall 2011 | ASIANAM/ENGL 270 | A Survey of Asian American Literature |
| Fall 2009 | ASIANAM/ENGL 270 | A Survey of Asian American Literature |
| Fall 2007 | ASIANAM/ENGL 270 | A Survey of Asian American Literature |
| Fall 2006 | ASIANAM 260 | Asian American Activism |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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