ENGL 162W: Literature and Place at Queens College
3 credits · Fall 2026
Literature and Place (ENGL 162W) at Queens College has 6 ways to take it in Fall 2026. 0 of 6 sections have an open seat right now.
Professors teaching it: Briallen Hopper, Nicole Cooley, Rajiv Singh, Fred Gardaphe, Uchenna Nduka, and Sandra Cordoba.
Of the 6 professors with a Chill Rank, Briallen Hopper ranks chillest (Chill) and Sandra Cordoba least chill (Brutal).
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, Fall 2026
- Briallen HopperChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.9 (12) · difficulty 1.8/5 · 100% would take again
- Nicole CooleyChill Rank 1 of 5: Chill?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.7 (21) · difficulty 2.1/5 · 100% would take again
- Rajiv SinghChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 5.0 (16) · difficulty 2.8/5 · 100% would take again
- Fred GardapheChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.3 (16) · difficulty 2.5/5 · 100% would take again
- Uchenna NdukaChill Rank 2 of 5: Easy?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 4.1 (31) · difficulty 2.1/5 · 65% would take again
- Sandra CordobaChill Rank 5 of 5: Brutallimited data?
1 section · 0 open · ★ 1.6 (7) · difficulty 4.1/5 · 14% would take again
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, 5:22 PM ET. Seats can change between refreshes. How fresh is this?
6 of 6 sections · 0 open
Chill Rank compares professors using Rate My Professors reviews, from Chill to Brutal. What each rank means
Questions about ENGL 162W at Queens
- Who teaches ENGL 162W at Queens in Fall 2026?
- Briallen Hopper, Nicole Cooley, Rajiv Singh, Fred Gardaphe, Uchenna Nduka, and Sandra Cordoba are listed for Fall 2026. 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 6 professors with a Chill Rank, students on Rate My Professors give an average difficulty of 2.6 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.