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ENGL 108FThe Rebel

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
English

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

A study of various works of literature in which the protagonist is a rebel against existing norms. The course will examine a number of rebel types and concepts, moral implications, and final outcomes either in successful realization or in tragic defeat.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

96% liked it76% easy57% useful

From 24 ratings and 10 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • The texts were extremely interesting. I loved the writing assignments and we were actually able to have engaging discussion online. The texts were a bit long, but tbh, I skimmed through the lengthy ones and still did well. I really enjoyed the creative freedom we had for our essays. I found the quizzes to be just a bit challenging though. We also had a 2% bonus which was nice! I'd highly recommend this course if you're interested in learning about rebels and want to strengthen your writing skills!

    Apr 2021 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Really cool class. It depends on which prof you get too, but the in-class discussions were very enjoyable and the books and poems were a pretty good selection- 1984, Fight Club, One Flew Over The Cuckoos Nest, just to name a few. Very interesting concepts and topics. I would recommend it to anyone. Just make sure to actually work on your essays and participate in class.

    Apr 2013 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Loved the prof, content was cool. There was lots of discussion in class, overall pretty chill

    Mar 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • Read some good texts! 3 essays and one group presentation, pretty solid.

    Jan 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • This was a great class for discussion, and it taught me great tips for essays. There is a lot of reading though, like more than any other class I have had so far. And it is important, you can't skip it and think you'll do okay. But it is interesting, at least for the most part. I had this class 6:30 to 9 something at night and getting back to my dorm in the dark of night was an experience.

    Apr 2017 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

7 posts and comments in 7 threads mention ENGL 108F, March 2012 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2020

PIC OF 1A BIOMED SCHEDULE PLS :) 0 points, 3 comments

“Hi! Does anyone have a pic of their 1A term in Biomed program. I wanted to look at old schedule, but Quest only seems to show current term! Thanks :)”

u/QueenOfThisThrone: “I don’t have a picture, but for 1A I had: CHEM 120/120L BIOL 130/130L MATH 127 ENGL 108F PHIL 145 Most students also had PHYS 111/111L instead of the second elective but I deferred it to third year. …”

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ENGL 108F, ENGL 108A, ENGL 140R 4 points, 4 comments

u/crystal-waters: “I'm an incoming first year planning to major in English RMPC! Any input on profs or how engaging/fun the courses (The Rebel, The Superhero, The Use of English) are would be great! I'm most likely taking ENGL 101B already so I'm only going to take one or two of the above courses.”

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Winter 2019

Fall 2017

Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments

“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”

u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”

u/Jackhofmann: “… ENBUS 642 ENGL 100A ENGL 100B ENGL 101A ENGL 101B ENGL 104 ENGL 108A ENGL 108D ENGL 108E ENGL 108F ENGL 108P ENGL 109 ENGL 119 ENGL 140R ENGL 190 ENGL 200A ENGL 204 ENGL 206 ENGL 208A ENGL 208G ENGL 208K ENGL 210C ENGL 210F ENGL 210H ENGL 210I ENGL 210J ENGL 211 ENGL 213 ENGL …”

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Winter 2017

How is the Honours Science program? 0 points, 12 comments

“How is it in terms of difficulty compared to other schools like McMaster Life Sci or UTM Life Sci? Is it hard to get a good GPA (3.7+), and also is campus life as dead as people on this sub make it …”

u/mssgmx: “I'm in honors science w In 1B rn, a lot of it is basically review with a bit of extension so most of it is just keeping up with the work. …”

u/mssgmx: “… ENGL108F and GEOG101 were easy to me too. I'm thinking of doing more music related stuff. Generally people go to the language 100-101 courses, they're all pretty easy. …”

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Winter 2013

Winter 2012

Check it elsewhere for Fall 2026

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