Quality 1/5Difficulty 5/5
Tough grader. I'll never take his courses againRate My Professors ↗
Current instructor
Luis Madureira
What students say
Original student reviews · all captured dates
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Prof. Madureira is a great guy, very knowledgable and passionate about what he is teaching. Assigns a decent amount of work but grades easy. He makes a nice effort to learn everyone in class' names. 2 papers, 1 presentation, weekly discussion posts and a few other assignments throughout the semester.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 4/5Difficulty 2/5
Professor M is such a nice and understanding guy. Very lenient. This class is meant to be a discussion, but he basically talks the entire time - he is very knowledgeable. The chosen books were interesting ... But I would not read anything like them ever again. Grading criteria is unclear and he procrastinated grading until the end.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Prof. Madureira is a great professor! He may sometimes wonder off and let the class go to free discussion, but he usually makes sure that you're gonna get something out of it. He likes and knows a LOT about literature, so by the end of the semester, you might find yourself enjoying it too.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Smart prof who offers awesome insight. The best Comp Lit has to offer.Rate My Professors ↗
Quality 2/5Difficulty 2/5
Classes often degenerate into unregulated, freeform discussion that lead everyone way off track. It's one of those courses for which you'll forget everything the day after the final, and wonder afterwards where those five months of your life went.Rate My Professors ↗
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Classes with Luis Madureira
Introductory course covering a special topic in African literature, focusing on a specific region or genre as indicated by the title and description.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.89 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 93.8% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.80 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades). Includes jointly taught sections.
historical GPA · grades
Fall 2022–Spring 2026AFRICAN 699
Directed Study
1–6 creditsAdvanced directed study projects in African studies, arranged individually with a faculty member.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
AFRICAN 990
Thesis
1–9 creditsAdvanced level mentored reading, writing, and research for students with dissertator status.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
No recorded grade history
AFRICAN 999
Independent Reading and Research
1–3 creditsIndependent Reading and Research provides advanced mentored reading, writing, and research support specifically for students working on dissertations.
Offering recorded · Spring 2027 · Sources
Recent recorded grades — Spring 2022: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=1 letter grades).
No recorded grade history
Recorded teaching history
Distinct courses recorded per term
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| Term | Course | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Spring 2027 | AFRICAN 203 | Introductory Topics in African Literature |
| Spring 2027 | AFRICAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Spring 2027 | AFRICAN 990 | Thesis |
| Spring 2027 | AFRICAN 999 | Independent Reading and Research |
| Fall 2026 | AFRICAN 203 | Introductory Topics in African Literature |
| Fall 2026 | AFRICAN 699 | Directed Study |
| Fall 2026 | AFRICAN 990 | Thesis |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 799 | Independent Reading |
| Fall 2026 | ENGL 990 | Dissertation Research in English |
Teaching history may be incomplete. Course pages contain course-specific feedback and citations.
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