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[ENGL W3283] 20th Century American Literature: American Fiction post-1945

Departments: English and Comparative Literature

Professors: Maura Spiegel

January 01, 2005

Spiegel, Maura
[ENGL W3283] 20th Century American Literature: American Fiction post-1945

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This class was so disappointing! It started off great, then spiraled downhill so fast into another lame Barnard English class that you were left wondering what happened to the funny, good lecturer she was on the first day. Maura Spiegel is a whack job. She's disorganized (completely!) and doesn't know how to run a class efficiently. I was left listening to the same stupid girls over and over saying how this part reminded them of when their grandmother died and then they read Moby Dick. Avoid Spiegel at any cost, it's a waste of your time and tuition money since you won't get a thing out of it.

Workload:

Moderate. Lots of reading but there was a take home final, which is nice. Two papers.

Directory Data

Dept/Subj Directory Course Professor Year Semester Time Section
ENCL / ENGL ENCL ENGL W3283: 20th Century American Lit: Post 1945 American Fiction Ross Posnock 2008 Fall TR / 6:10- 7:25 PM 1
ENCL / ENGL ENCL ENGL W3283: 20th Century American Lit: Post 1945 American Fiction Rachel Adams 2007 Fall MW / 1:10- 2:25 PM 1