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MATTHEW JOHNSON

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Raw average: 5.00/5 from 1 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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GERMAN 275
Quality 5/5Difficulty 2/5
Great professor for the class. Very understanding of students and is very accommodating. Class was extremely straight forward, read the books and you will get an A. His exams are exactly like the quizzes and are not difficult.
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Classes with MATTHEW JOHNSON

GERMAN 275

Kafka and the Kafkaesque

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Examines Franz Kafka's texts and the Kafkaesque tradition in literature, film, and art.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Matthew Johnson

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026
GNS 370

Topics in Gns (intermediate)

3 credits

GNS 370 covers intermediate topics in German, Nordic, and/or Slavic culture, folklore, linguistics, and/or language.

No offering record · Spring 2026

David DanaherLeonie Schulte+1 more

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Spring 2022–Spring 2022 · limited sample

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026GERMAN 275Kafka and the Kafkaesque
Spring 2026GNS 370Topics in Gns (intermediate)
Spring 2026GNS/JEWISH 106Second Semester Yiddish
Spring 2026GNS/JEWISH 406Second Semester Yiddish for Graduate Students
Fall 2025GNS/JEWISH 105First Semester Yiddish
Fall 2025LITTRANS 229Representation of the Jew in Eastern European Cultures

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