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SARAH WELLS

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Raw average: 4.17/5 from 6 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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What students say

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COMPLIT 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 1/5
Super easy course and all you really have to do is do the reading before class and say a couple things about it in discussion. She's really nice and does a good job at explaining some of the more confusing readings. 10/10
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COMPLIT 202
Quality 5/5Difficulty 4/5
If you're looking for a sign to take a course taught by Professor Wells - this is it. She is such an amazing professor who cares about her students and the material that we discuss. Sometimes readings can get long or confusing, but she does a fantastic job of explaining them in class. Our class discussions were thought provoking and fun.
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COMPLIT 202
Quality 1/5Difficulty 2/5
Note: I had her for ENGL141 Her lectures were so boring that I could not focus on them. Also, all of the books she made us read were tragic and had children, dogs, and any life form conceivable being tortured in every possible way you could imagine. I didn't do some of the readings because they pissed me off so much.
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GWS350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Wells is easily one of my favorite professors I have had at UW thus far. While the class was more work than anticipated, Wells truly cares about engaging and stimulating student interest in the content. I thoroughly enjoyed coming to discussion every week because Professor Wells is extremely intelligent and passionate about this content.
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GWS350 · course not matched
Quality 5/5Difficulty 3/5
Professor Wells is so kind and intelligent and incredibly passionate about the material she lectures on. She is great at guiding your thinking, introducing new perspectives, and then enjoying the new avenues you take to explore these different perspectives. Makes you a better reader and writer overall and very stimulating class discussions!
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COMPLIT 202
Quality 4/5Difficulty 3/5
This professor is so passionate about the course material and does a great job stimulating student interest. Participation is required, so get ready to share your opinion and answer questions in lecture and discussion. Reading assignments can be long, and they are required due to pop quizzes and because they are the basis of lecture and exams.
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Classes with SARAH WELLS

This graduate course offers in-depth engagement with specific topics in Visual Culture, focusing on gender, sexuality, and race.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Spring 2022–Spring 2026 · limited sample

ENGL 176 introduces the interplay of literature and film, analyzing how written works are represented and transformed in cinema.

No offering record · Spring 2026

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Fall 2021–Spring 2026

Recorded teaching history

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TermCourseTitle
Spring 2026AFROAMER/ARTHIST 802Visual Cultures: Topics in Visual Cultures
Spring 2026ENGL 176Topics in Literature and Film
Spring 2026ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2025ENGL 175Literature and the Other Disciplines
Fall 2025ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2025ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2024ENGL 175Literature and the Other Disciplines
Fall 2024ENGL 879Advanced Seminar in Literary Studies
Fall 2024ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2024ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2023ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Spring 2023ENGL 141Science Fiction and Fantasy
Spring 2023ENGL 474Topic in Contemporary Literature
Spring 2023ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2022ENGL 141Science Fiction and Fantasy
Fall 2022ENGL 822Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory
Fall 2022ENGL 990Dissertation Research in English
Fall 2020ENGL 822Topics in Literary and Cultural Theory
Fall 2020ENGL/GEN&WS 350Special Topics in Gender & Literature
Spring 2020COMPLIT 358Problems in Transnational Genre and Mode
Fall 2018COMPLIT 203Introduction to Cross-cultural Literary Forms
Spring 2017COMPLIT 203Introduction to Cross-cultural Literary Forms
Fall 2016COMPLIT 202Introduction to Modern and Contemporary Literature
Fall 2015COMPLIT 358Problems in Transnational Genre and Mode
Fall 2015COMPLIT 500The Comparative in and Beyond Comparative Literature

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