When I took this class, the theme was U.S. Fiction after the Cold War. Definitely one of my favorite classes at UCLA. Huehls is so chill, the type of professor that curses in class and doesn't use Canvas. I wish I had gone to office hours more because he's a great conversationalist!

I think we read about 8 books through the quarter. Since we're reading them through a post-postmodern/contemporary lens, the lecture ideas can lean theory-heavy. But Huehls breaks them down really well and makes them super interesting. For example he referenced Aubrey Plaza to explain literary New Sincerity, which really made the concept click for me.

There are three assignments throughout the quarter, each focusing on a chunk of the texts we read. You can choose to do a take-home final (ID passages, short answer FRQs, and one essay prompt), an essay of your own chosen length and prompt, OR a creative project. I loved the flexibility of the options, and Huehls definitely takes the time to go through all submissions. He emails us personally to give thoughtful, detailed feedback.

Also, you get to choose your grade. I hopped onto a Zoom with him, explained why I thought I should get an A+, and he gave it to me. Crazy! But it really goes to show how much Huehls cares about our learning/understanding of the course ideas as well as our accountability for the work we've done.

Take his class, you won't regret it!