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KITTLER W D

Wolf Kittler

88 reviews
Get ready to read Graded by few things Lecture heavy Beware of pop quizzes Caring Skip class? You won't pass. Amazing lectures Test heavy Accessible outside class Tough grader Participation matters Gives good feedback Inspirational Hilarious Would take again Respected
Past quarters
C LIT 30A
100 / 100 Full
Major Works in European Literature
Wolf Kittler 2.6
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
54.0% A
C LIT 179C
16 / 30 Enrolled
Mediatechnology
Wolf Kittler 2.6
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
52.5% A
GER 179C
5 / 30 Enrolled
Mediatechnology
Wolf Kittler 2.6
T R
15:30 PM - 16:45 PM
56.8% A
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C LIT 184KA Kittler W D Winter 2025 Total: 18
GER 113 Kittler W D Winter 2025 Total: 5
GER 164E Kittler W D Winter 2025 Total: 31
C LIT 30A Kittler W D Fall 2024 Total: 140
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CLIT30A . Kittler W D 7 Months Ago

I could not understand the professor during lectures. It was really confusing what information I should actually know. For me, there was too much reading. I didn't particularly enjoy the topics either.

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GER164E . Kittler W D 7 Months Ago

I took this class because I already love Kafka and wouldn't recommend if you don't. Attend lectures, take notes, study for exams, and do the readings! Kittler is very passionate and silly. Tested on pretty specific things in an in class midterm and in class final.

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GER164E . Kittler W D 8 Months Ago

Incredibly nice guy. Insanely knowledgeable and passionate about Kafka. Super interesting to talk to during office hours. Lectures can be boring if you aren't into the material. Class is easy, just do the readings, most of them are just short stories. I would recommend this course and also urge you to talk to him outside of lecture, he's awesome.

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GER164E . Kittler W D 8 Months Ago

Does not offer any very unique/interesting takes on Kafka and lectures are very boring. Readings are basic. Not worth it.

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CLIT30A . Kittler W D 10 Months Ago

This class was easy as long as you read the material. I attended one lecture because his slides were useless, but I still passed the class. If you have a good TA it will make the class a lot easier.

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CLIT30A . Kittler W D 10 Months Ago

It's difficult to understand anything he says because he mumbles everything and gets irritable with questions, but the class itself isn't too hard if you read the material. You might do better if you're interesting in the material. He also spends too much time on things irrelevant to the course

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CLIT30 . Kittler W D 11 Months Ago

Professor Kittler is very passionate about what he teaches but goes in long tangents that have nothing to do with course material. At some points this class felt more like an art history course if anything. Only 4 assignments (Midterm, Final Paper, Final, Section Participation) all online and okay. Didn't go to all lectures because most were bad.

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CLIT179 . Kittler W D 11 Months Ago

Prof mumbles everything. Worst class I've ever taken, material is dated and difficult to study. Kitler would get irritable when we would ask questions about midterm/his grading. Don't take this class.

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CLIT30A . Kittler W D 11 Months Ago

Stopped attending lecture because I couldn't understand him and we weren't talking about course material. If you do the readings you'll be fine. Midterm and final are online, and the one paper is 1800 words. If you're interested in the covered material, you might like it more than I did. The class is easy but boring.

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MEDIATECHNOLOGY . Kittler W D 1 Year, 6 Months Ago

bad professor, booo. Never take this class. Boring.

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MEDIATECHNOLOGY . Kittler W D 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

If you want to do well in his class just do the readings. He specifically expects you to use quotes from course material to back up answers on exams. However, I found it extremely difficult to pay attention in his lecture only because he is difficult to understand and often sounds like he is mumbling. He is an ok professor.

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CLIT30A . Kittler W D 1 Year, 9 Months Ago

It's not difficult to pass the course as long as you do the reading and attend section. His lectures are a bit of a snooze though. They're pretty meandering. He even seemed oddly confused when asked about some of the content and exam requirements. The course was still interesting. Just have a good TA and note his main points during class.

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