This class was really hard. The reading was extremely complicated. The lectures were not very organized, since most of the time we were about two weeks behind. Maybe ok for grad students.

If you can get past his use of German versions of words and his thick German accent, as well as the fact that he invents the syllabus as he goes along and you're genuinely interested in the literature, this is an okay class. The tests and gradings are fair and the TA's are really helpful.

he was hard to understand and not very interesting. discussions were far more valuable than lecture and tests were mostly fair.

Oy. Worst professor I've ever had. I almost feel bad for him cause people walk out before he's even finished lecturing. Lecture is a great place to nap...section is really helpful though.

So brilliant that he has no organizational skills! He loves comparative literature and it shows, but its hard to understand him through his accent. What he covers in class is helpful for the final if you can get from him what is important and what is just gabbing.

Brilliant man, sub-par professor. I took his class with about 300 other people and we were trying to cram 4 1/2 major pieces of literature into 8 weeks (He spends the 1st two on the Greek Alphabet). If he ever taught a smaller class I might take it but overall, his accent, sporadic nature and attitude make the class unenjoyable.

absolutely brilliant, but his lectures were as dull as could be. his emphasis on the greek alphabet was ridiculous. not a good teacher, the only reason i did well in his class was because of my amazing ta.

This professor is kind of dull but he brings up some interesting points occasionally. Although he is dull, the class is fairly easy (I got an A) and straightforward.

Although Kittler is really knowledgable, it is extremely hard to understand anything he has to say. He alos is one fo the professors that can lecture for hours and when you leave you don't even know one word he said. Even though he is not easy to understand the class is based on reading, so if you read the books you'll be fine.

he's really smart but very hard to understand. its difficult going to & staying awake in his class but better to go bc what he says is important for mid/final. section is really helpful. reading the books is probably best but what you need to know is discussed in section.

Stay away! His midterm and final are based on his lectures, which are largely incomprehensible, though the paper was fairly simple. Take this class with a different professor if you must take it.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Pretty tough professor, lectures are hard to sit through, too many tangents, extremely hard to understand.

as mentioned by others, lectures are hard to sit through and occasionally his German accent is hard to understand. the lectures were essentially just a more detailed summary of the reading we did for homework

Professor Kittler's course was not what I had anticipated as it focusing mostly on machines. His lectures were confusing with very little notes and no clear grading criteria for tests or essays. There didn't seem to be any communication between him and the TA, so it was very difficult to understand some assignments.

Old guy who just isn't super exciting to listen to. This class's material was very boring and hard to sit through. Grading criteria was not clear and lectures were hard to follow. He is a super sweet guy though and cares about his students. He is always open to questions and discussions with students, just not a very captivating lecturer.

Long and boring lectures that rarely talk about the actual reading assignments. He is very particular about the answers he expects on his exams; you must phrase your responses exactly how he explained them in class, otherwise he will say it's wrong. Lots of reading. Lecture is hard to follow, so hope for a good TA to explain the readings.

Probably one of the worst lecturers I've had. He really just rambles the entire class, very often not about the reading assigned that week. Midterm and final are both short answer, so you do need to actually do the reading. Apparently he grades based on if your answers matched up what he talked about in lecture, but I never went and got an A.

The lectures were extremely difficult to sit through and I learned more from independent reading and my section discussions. Go to section it will help you a lot. I barley went to lecture and still got an A, but I believe that grading depends heavily on the TA you have.

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.

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.

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.

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.