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ENGL 162W: Literature and Place at Queens College

3 credits · Spring 2027

Literature and Place (ENGL 162W) at Queens College has 16 ways to take it in Spring 2027. 14 of 16 sections have an open seat right now.

Professors teaching it: Susan Bernstein, Briallen Hopper, Alice Keane, Rajiv Singh, Patrice Morgan, Kate Schnur, Louis Nicolosi, Akhtar Khan, Norka Blackman-Richards, and Mattheus Oliveira, with 2 sections still to be announced.

Of the 9 professors with a Chill Rank, Susan Bernstein ranks chillest (Chill) and Norka Blackman-Richards least chill (Busy).

Compare them below, check the days and times, and add the course to your schedule.

Requirements

PRE: ENGL 110

About this course

Use of literature to deepen the understanding of the rich, complex, and varied engagement between human beings and the places they inhabit and imagine. Examination of how places, with their history, traditions, myths, customs, tensions, social structures, and physical form interact with people's lives. Specific sections will focus on a particular city, neighborhood, or region, or on a topic such as City and Country, Women and the Black Diaspora, Utopia, the Literature of the Sea, Elizabethan London, the American West, Colonies, Imaginary Places, Homelessness, or Outer Space. Readings may include fiction, drama, poetry, life writing, and nonfiction.

Best professors for ENGL 162W at Queens, Spring 2027

Ordered chillest first. A Chill Rank compares a professor with other CUNY professors on Rate My Professors difficulty, rating and would-take-again; it needs at least 3 ratings. How it works

ENGL 162W sections, times and seats

Seat status as of Oct 4, 10:40 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?

16 of 16 sections · 14 open

Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means

001-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
Kiely Hall 248
Alice KeaneChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 4.6(44)Difficulty 2.5/5 · 91% would take again#3 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
002-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
Kiely Hall 248
Alice KeaneChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 4.6(44)Difficulty 2.5/5 · 91% would take again#3 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
003-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Kiely Hall 248
Susan BernsteinChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?★ 5.0(17)Difficulty 1.5/5 · 100% would take again#1 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
004-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Kiely Hall 248
Kate SchnurChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 4.4(33)Difficulty 3.5/5 · 82% would take again#6 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
005-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 1:40 PM - 2:55 PM
Kiely Hall 422
Briallen HopperChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?★ 4.9(12)Difficulty 1.8/5 · 100% would take again#2 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
01SK-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 8:00 AM - 9:50 AM
Delany G14
Akhtar KhanChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?★ 3.1(28)Difficulty 3.3/5 · 64% would take again#8 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
02SK-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 10:05 AM - 11:55 AM
Delany G14
Akhtar KhanChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?★ 3.1(28)Difficulty 3.3/5 · 64% would take again#8 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
03SK-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 2:15 PM - 4:05 PM
Kiely Hall 316
Akhtar KhanChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?★ 3.1(28)Difficulty 3.3/5 · 64% would take again#8 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
04SK-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 10:05 AM - 11:55 AM
Delany G14
Mattheus OliveiraNo Rate My Professors rating found
In PersonOpen
05SK-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 1:40 PM - 3:30 PM
Kiely Hall 316
Mattheus OliveiraNo Rate My Professors rating found
In PersonOpen
06SK-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 5:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Delany G14
Rajiv SinghChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?★ 5.0(16)Difficulty 2.8/5 · 100% would take again#4 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
07SK-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 5:00 PM - 6:50 PM
Delany G14
Patrice MorganChill Rank 3 of 5: Fairlimited data?★ 4.7(3)Difficulty 2.3/5 · 100% would take again#5 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
08SK-LEC Regular
Mon/Wed · 4:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Delany G15
Norka Blackman-RichardsChill Rank 4 of 5: Busy?★ 3.8(58)Difficulty 3.9/5 · 44% would take again#9 chillest of 9 for this course
In PersonOpen
QI1-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 9:15 AM - 10:30 AM
TBA
Instructor not announced yet
In PersonWaitlist
QI2-LEC Regular
Tue/Thu · 10:45 AM - 12:00 PM
TBA
Instructor not announced yet
In PersonWaitlist
WIN1-LEC Winter
Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri · 4:30 PM - 7:20 PM
Online-Synchronous
Louis NicolosiChill Rank 3 of 5: Fair?★ 3.6(49)Difficulty 3.4/5 · 61% would take again#7 chillest of 9 for this course
Online SynchronousOpen

Questions about ENGL 162W at Queens

Who teaches ENGL 162W at Queens in Spring 2027?
Susan Bernstein, Briallen Hopper, Alice Keane, Rajiv Singh, Patrice Morgan, Kate Schnur, Louis Nicolosi, Akhtar Khan, Norka Blackman-Richards, and Mattheus Oliveira are listed for Spring 2027; 2 sections still have no instructor announced. Each name links to a page with their Chill Rank and Rate My Professors numbers.
Is ENGL 162W at Queens hard?
It depends on the professor. Across the 9 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.8 out of 5. The Chill Rank above compares them directly.
What if a ENGL 162W section is full?
Try another section, join the waitlist in CUNYfirst if there is one, or ask the department. You can also watch a full section and get an email when a seat opens; you still enroll yourself in CUNYfirst.