Margaret Batten

Lit Theory was enjoyable despite the immense number of readings and their difficulty because of Prof. Batten's master of the material and enthusiasm for fostering understanding. Though I admittedly zoned out sometimes during class, I still feel that I learned a lot and improved as a reader and general member of the academic community.

12/6/2024

Changes how you think about humanity every class. Batten is a muse and is incredible. Take the dang class with her if you can. Best lit theory teacher by far. She's just real. What a dang gem.

12/27/2023

She was a wonderful teacher and I would highly recommend her class! Outstanding!

5/10/2023

Prof Batten is incredibly passionate, intelligent, and caring. She does not explain herself very often, but if you read and digest the materials carefully you'll realize just how smart and complex her observations are. Readings themselves are pretty tough and she never straightforwardly summarizes it, so you'll have to read to pass.

4/24/2020