Wolfs lectures were incredibly hard to sit through. I attended lecture for the first half of the quarter before I realized the lectures had nothing to do with the midterm or anything at all really. I think hes a nice guy, but not a great public speaker and went on the worrrst tangents. Anyway, easy A so I cant be that mad. Section was important!

Of my 3 years of taking literature courses at UCSB, this was one of my all time favorites. Not only did I find one of my new favorite authors, but the class was collaborative and engaging. Professor Kittler is funny, kind, and caring and it really shows in his lectures. I would highly suggest this class to anyone interested in Kafka!

He is very sweet and accommodating and has a clear interest in what he teaches. But his lectures were incredibly boring, and I could not pay attention at all. The readings are very manageable and some are quite interesting, but some of them are really abstract. His lectures were very unclear but I had a lot of classmates who were very helpful.

Took the class remotely during COVID. Lectures were very boring - Wolf goes off on mind-numbing tangents and rants that take up half of the lecture time and have little or nothing to do with the course. Makes everyone feel stupid for asking questions (responds by saying "I thought it was clear - just read the text again"). Avoid avoid avoid.

Hard to maintain attention during his classes. Lacks engagement and fails to answer questions in class clearly and concisely. I felt more confused after asking a question than I did clarified. Very knowledgeable about the material, but poor execution of sharing that knowledge.

I took C LIT 30A with Prof. Kittler in Fall 2018. I found him very interesting, but his lectures are quite boring and he can be hard to understand sometimes due to his German accent. However, this is a super easy class to pass if you just do the readings. Like with any class, it will benefit you if you have a pre-existing interest in the subject.

Mans is crazy. Passionate about his field but lectures are super boring, 9 times out of 10 I ended up watching naruto on my phone. You definitely have to do the readings to pass, but overall the class isnt that tough if you keep up with the readings and can somewhat analyze the texts.

If I actually took the time to read and understand the material, I probably would've done better. Lectures were a pain, I only went because of the possibility of a quiz. I felt like my TA expected a lot from us, but they were only trying to help us. All in all, it made me realize how hard college classes are and that I need to step up my game.

Wolf is absolutely darling, and the class itself is incredibly easy as long as you attend lecture, take notes, and pay attention in section. The final paper is annoying, but it's not that bad and it's the only paper the whole quarter and it gives you a writing credit. Anyway, Sparknotes is your friend, and I recommend this as a GE.

I took his German Studies undergraduate class at Cornell over a decade ago. The course was boring--he delivered the material in a way that was difficult to grasp, especially in foreign language. The worst part, however, was that he did not really care about the students, what grades they received, or how his demeanor affected the students.

Readings were interesting, he seems passionate but the lectures are boring and hard to follow. Two pop quizzes, paper was fairly easy to do.

He is very knowledgable + enthusiastic about the material, but his lectures can be hard to understand w/ his accent and it's hard to tell what he's talking about a lot of the time because he goes between texts and his slides aren't labelled with titles. My TA, Rachel Feldman, was awesome though. An essay, 2 pop quizzes, short answer midterm + final

This is the most boring professor you will ever have. It is hard to distinguish between his random tangents and actual test material. I recommend finding another place to fulfill your literature requirements

He is a really great and interesting guy but his lectures or so dry. He will go on multiple tangents that do not relate to class material at all. But you must attend because he gives pop quizzes. The midterm and final are essays and you have one final essay that is 1800 words with multiple topics available. Its not hard if you read, but is boring.

Two pop quizzes mean you must attend lecture. His lectures are straightforward but could be cut down to 20 minutes, definitely not 75. My TA (Jeff Bellomi) was amazing and I mostly depended on him to pass. If you do the readings and attend most lectures you will most likely get an A. His voice is very dull.

His lectures are moderately clear, though he sometimes goes on tangents. His analysis of texts is good. His tests are short essays and there is a final essay. There are 2 pop quizzes.

To pass the quizzes you pretty much just had to attend section and pay attention. Showing up to class was mandatory because of the quizzes, but if you're taking the class you should be showing up. Simply doing that and paying attention gets you a good grade. Don't take the class if you're not gonna put in the work (as easy as it was) !

I took this class expecting a lot and it was the biggest disappointment. His lectures hare hard to understand because you don't get a clear picture as to what exactly he wants you to know. The midterm and final required you to pretty , much memorize poems and novels because lack of details could cost you your grade. Pop quiz grades were a joke

I love Kittler! Great professor! Take him, take him, take him.

like the person below mentioned, real pop quiz master. perfectly missed 2 quizzes and got a no pass. if u r not gonna b there every time, don't take it.

Lectures are USELESS. Either reads the poem to you or talks completely off topic about the religioushistorical context of the time. Mostly irrelevant, sections all you need. But he has 2 pop quizzes during the quarter, so you have to attend get your phone ready.. all in all though, very easy class.

This class is easy if you do the work. The readings aren't hard. The prof doesn't try to trick you. Everything in the exams are topics we've discussed heavily. Just take good notes and write down everything he discusses in length. Even the paper is easy since he gives you a million topics and they're pretty broad so you can write about anything.

I didn't like Kittler's lectures. They were unorganized and he was hard to understand with his accent. However, if you read the texts and understand the arguments that are spoken about in lecture you should get an easy A in the class.

Kittler is a genius and really enjoys teaching the subject.Keep up with the readings the class will be very easy.He posts most of the readings on Gauchospace along with the lectures. The midterm and final are written exams. Unless its a pop quiz(we had 2) he's more interested in your understanding of the main ideas, not specifics.Loved him!