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Dibs Fall 2026

HNRS 11W

Postmodern Literature and Culture

Seminar, three hours. Enforced requisite: English Composition 3. Exploration of literature (and some film, music, and fine art) that emerged after World War II in postmodern era. Postmodern literature and other postmodern cultural forms challenge master narratives or belief systems, fostering skepticism toward totalizing truth claims while encouraging us to embrace diverse perspectives and heterogeneous models of identity. Satisfies Writing II requirement. Letter grading.

Course statistics

Predicted GPA
3.83
n = 43 · 3 terms · ± 0.073
A range
86%
of letter grades
Taken P/NP
0%
— of those passed
D / F / W
0.0%
incl. withdrawals

Sections in Fall 2026

Not offered in Fall 2026.

Enrollment history

Final enrollment per term, averaged across that term's sections. Four years deep, summer excluded. Per-section live curves are on each section page.

  • 1422W
  • 1523W
  • 1424W
Enrolment by term: 22W 14, 23W 15, 24W 14
Peak 15 Most recent 14 in 24W 3 terms on record

Grade distribution

  • A+ 7 · 16.3%
  • A 22 · 51.2%
  • A- 8 · 18.6%
  • B+ 4 · 9.3%
  • B 1 · 2.3%
  • C 1 · 2.3%

Grey bars are non-letter outcomes — P/NP, S/U, incompletes. They are excluded from the GPA entirely rather than scored, because counting a P as a 4.0 would be a fabrication.

By instructor

Instructor Predicted Raw n Terms A range
RUBINSON, GREGORY J 3.81 3.81 43 3 86%

“Predicted” is shrunk toward the course average, which is itself shrunk toward the department — so an instructor with a handful of students sits near the course mean rather than topping the list.

By term