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Open Advising Hours for English Concentrators—Common Courses

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Intended for Junior and Sophomore English Concentrators following the “Common Course - 10/20/97” Curriculum Concentrators will receive a Zoom link in their email in advance of the event; any other Harvard student who wishes to attend please email Lauren...

English 90rv. Empire and Revolution, Sex and Gender, Race, Slavery, and Abolition

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Instructor: James Engell Wednesday, 12:45-2:45pm | Location: Barker 269 Enrollment: Limited to 15 students Course site The literatures of race and slavery, gender, empire, democracy, and revolution that shaped our modern world. Excerpts from Dryden...

English 10. Literature Today

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Instructor: Stephanie Burt Tuesday & Thursday, 12:00-1:15pm | Location: TBD Course Site All literature was contemporary at some point, but the literature that is contemporary now provides special opportunities for enjoying, questioning, and understanding...

English 10. Literature Today

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Instructor: Deidre Lynch and Neel Mukherjee Monday & Wednesday, 1:30-2:45pm | Location: TBD All literature was contemporary at some point, but the literature that is contemporary now provides special opportunities for enjoying, questioning, and...

English 184. Foundations of Lyric Poetry

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Instructor: Peter Sacks Wednesday, 3:00-5:00pm | Location: For Spring 2023, this class will feature remote lectures via zoom with in-person TF sections on campus. An introduction to the fundamentals of Lyric poetry. This course satisfies the English...

Open Advising Hours for English Concentrators—Common Ground

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Intended for Senior and some Junior English Concentrators following the “Common Ground – 40/50/60” Curriculum Concentrators will receive a Zoom link in their email in advance of the event; any other Harvard student who wishes to attend please email Lauren...

New Summer School Course: Asian American Literature (ENGL S-221) taught by Professor Ju Yon Kim

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Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers (1974) was one of the earliest attempts to collect writings that were, to quote the editors, "exclusively Asian-American." Yet as their lengthy—and controversial—explanation of the selection process makes...

English 97. Sophomore Tutorial: Literary Methods

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Section 1 Instructor: Daniel Donoghue Wednesday, 3:00-5:45pm | Location: Please login to the course catalog at my.harvard.edu for location Enrollment: Limited to 15 students Course Site Section 2 Instructor: Sarah Dimick Please login to the course catalog...

English 278x. Twentieth-Century Texts

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Instructor: Louis Menand Day & Time: Monday 9:45-11:45am Course Website A reading course of works important for understanding twentieth-century literary and intellectual history. Some of the works will be drawn from the Generals list, and half will be...

English 20. Literary Forms

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Instructor: Deidre Shauna Lynch Tuesday & Thursday, 10:30-11:45am | Location: Please login to the course catalog at my.harvard.edu for location Enrollment: Limited to 27 students Course Site This foundational course for English concentrators examines...

Maria Dahvana Headley Visits the English Department

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Maria Dahvana Headley, translator of Beowulf and author of The Mere Wife, visited the department on March 7 th to speak with undergraduates enrolled in the Common Courses about Beowulf, translation, and who a story belongs to. It was a lively event, full...

English 97. Sophomore Tutorial: Literary Methods

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Fall 2026 Instructor: Beth Blum Monday & Wednesday, 12:00-1:15pm | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 15 students Spring 2027 Section 1 Instructor: Homi Bhabha TBD | Location: TBD Enrollment: Limited to 15 students Section 2 Instructor: Martin Puchner...