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Instructor: Jesse McCarthy TBD | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 15 students This course surveys major works in literary theory and criticism from the high watermark of ‘French Theory’ as it crossed the Atlantic in the 1970s up to the present. Our...

Instructor: Martin Puchner Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 15 students This course explores the impact of AI on the humanities and seeks to articulate a humanities-based perspective on AI. This double mission includes...

Instructor: Ju Yon Kim, Erika Lee, and Taeku Lee Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD How have paradoxical conceptions of Asian Americans informed Asian American history, culture, and politics, shaping modern America and the world? This course examines...

Instructor: Sarah Hopkinson Fall 2026 Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:15pm | Location: TBD Spring 2026 Wednesday, 3:00-5:45 pm | Location: TBD What are the natural worlds that define America? How did these landscapes – the towering redwoods of California, the...

Instructor: David Levine Spring 2027 TBD | Location: TBD Spring 2026 Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 14 students Students will gain facility with reading, speaking, performing, and directing Shakespeare through a simple task...

Instructor: Tina Chang Wednesday, 3:00-5:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students Magic : [maj-ik] (noun): power or influence exerted through art; any extraordinary or mystical influence, charm, power. The name of this course pays tribute...

Instructor: Tina Chang Wednesday, 9:00-11:45am | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students The tradition of poetry is widening, drawing from many art forms, blending and fusing to create contemporary cross-pollinated forms. In this class we will...

Instructor: Namwali Serpell Tuesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students This course offers an education in the origins of what is now known as genre fiction: romance, the Gothic, science fiction, mystery, thriller, detective...

Instructor: Namwali Serpell Monday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students In this course, we will learn about representing the “real” self and “real” life in prose fiction. The use of confessional, autobiographical, and...

Instructor: Nick White Fall 2026 Section 001 Wednesday, 3:00-5:45pm | Location: TBD Section 002 Thursday, 3:00-5:45pm | Location: TBD Spring 2027 TBD | Location: TBD Spring 2026: Wednesday, 12:00-2:45pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 12 students...