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101-8 First-Year Writing Seminar

20: Toxic Parents and Frenemies: The Literature of Gro - First-Year Writing Seminar - Laura MacKay Hansen - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
21: Women in Sports: Race, Gender, and Athleticism in - First-Year Writing Seminar - Lauren Delores Johnson - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
22: An Introduction to Shakespeare - First-Year Writing Seminar - Matthew Davis - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
23: The Irish Culture Boom - First-Year Writing Seminar - Isabel Griffith-Gorgati - Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM
25: Engineering Fiction: Writing Science and Technolog - First-Year Writing Seminar - Govind Ponnuchamy - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

105-0 Expository Writing

20: Writing, Language, and Learning in College - Expository Writing - Lisa Del Torto - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
21: Who Are Museums For? - Expository Writing - Alice Boone - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM

105-8 First-Year Writing Seminar

22: Points of View in Short Fiction - First-Year Writing Seminar - Matthew Davis - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
23: Language Diversity & Linguistic Justice - First-Year Writing Seminar - Lisa Del Torto - Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM
24: Humans and Other Animals - First-Year Writing Seminar - Charles Yarnoff - Mon, Wed, Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM
26: True Crime - First-Year Writing Seminar - Brendan O'Kelly - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

106-1 Writing in Special Contexts

01: Writing in Special Contexts - Tirdad Kiamanesh - John Bishop - TBA
02: Writing in Special Contexts - Tirdad Kiamanesh - John Bishop - TBA
03: Writing in Special Contexts - Lakshmy Mohandas - Barbara Egel - TBA
04: Writing in Special Contexts - Michael Peshkin - Brendan O'Kelly - TBA
05: Writing in Special Contexts - Ordel Brown - Kristine A Zlatkovic - TBA
06: Writing in Special Contexts - Lakshmy Mohandas - John C Anderson - TBA
07: Writing in Special Contexts - Michael Charles Saubert - Ignatius Aloysius - TBA
08: Writing in Special Contexts - Ordel Brown - Laura Pigozzi - TBA
09: Writing in Special Contexts - Andrew Skwish - Hemant Jha - TBA
10: Writing in Special Contexts - Michael Peshkin - Paul Beilstein - TBA
11: Writing in Special Contexts - Lawrence Marturano - Ignatius Aloysius - TBA
12: Writing in Special Contexts - Paul Beilstein - Lakshmy Mohandas - TBA
13: Writing in Special Contexts - Jeanine Casler - Maggie Peng - TBA
14: Writing in Special Contexts - Eleanor Russell - Zachary Berent - TBA
15: Writing in Special Contexts - John Lake - Jen Baker - TBA
16: Writing in Special Contexts - John Lake - Jeanine Casler - TBA
17: Writing in Special Contexts - Alice Boone - Zachary Berent - TBA
18: Writing in Special Contexts - John Lake - Jeanine Casler - TBA
19: Writing in Special Contexts - Kelly Coney - Kevin Kappock - TBA
20: Writing in Special Contexts - Kelly Coney - Kevin Kappock - TBA

106-2 Writing in Special Contexts

1: Writing in Special Contexts - Kathleen Carmichael - Ken Gentry - TBA
2: Writing in Special Contexts - Kathleen Carmichael - Ken Gentry - TBA
3: Writing in Special Contexts - Lauren Rouse - Paige Hendersen - TBA
4: Writing in Special Contexts - Lauren Rouse - Paige Hendersen - TBA

200-0 Literary Histories

20: Demon Twinks - Literary Histories - Agam Balooni - Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM
21: All the Single Ladies - Literary Histories - Elizabeth Mary Winter - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

202-0 Introduction to Creative Writing

20: Introduction to Creative Writing - Jonathan Won Lee - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
21: Introduction to Creative Writing - Ronnie Rose - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
22: Introduction to Creative Writing - Robin Seiler - Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

205-0 Intermediate Composition

21: Intermediate Composition - Charles Yarnoff - Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

206-0 Reading & Writing Poetry

20: Reading & Writing Poetry - Averill Curdy - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
21: Reading & Writing Poetry - Averill Curdy - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
22: Reading & Writing Poetry - Charif Shanahan - Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

207-0 Reading and Writing Fiction

20: Reading and Writing Fiction - Juan Martinez - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
21: Reading and Writing Fiction - Sarah Kokernot - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM
22: Reading and Writing Fiction - Shauna Seliy - Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

208-0 Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction

20: Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction - John Bresland - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
21: Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction - Mitchell Johnson - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
22: Reading & Writing Creative Non-Fiction - Annie James Howard - Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

210-2 British Literary Traditions

01: British Literary Traditions - Christine Froula - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM

220-0 The Bible as Literature

01: The Bible as Literature - Barbara Newman - Mon, Wed, Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

234-0 Introduction to Shakespeare

01: Introduction to Shakespeare - Susan Phillips - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

274-0 Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Literatures

20: Introduction to Native American and Indigenous Literatures - Mariajose Rodriguez Pliego - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM

282-0 Writing and Speaking in Business

20: Writing and Speaking in Business - Meaghan Fritz - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
21: Service Learning - Writing and Speaking in Business - Laura Pigozzi - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM
22: Writing and Speaking in Business - Shuwen Li - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM
23: Writing and Speaking in Business - Shuwen Li - Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM
24: Writing and Speaking in Business - Megan Geigner - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

283-0 Introduction to Literature and the Environment

01: Introduction to Literature and the Environment - Laurie Shannon - Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

300-0 Seminar in Reading and Interpretation

20: Millennial and Zoomer Fictions - Seminar in Reading and Interpretation - Lauren Jackson - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
21: Seminar in Reading and Interpretation - Samantha Marie English - Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

308-0 Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing

20: Advanced Creative Nonfiction Writing - Sarah Schulman - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

313-0 Studies in Fiction

20: 1,001 Nights - Studies in Fiction - Rebecca Johnson - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM
21: Supernatural Reality: Ghosts, Vampires, and the Ho - Studies in Fiction - Johana Staza Godfrey - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM
22: Murder, Detection, and Desire - Studies in Fiction - Liz McCabe - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM
23: Laughing Til it Hurts: Humor, Subversion, and Crue - Studies in Fiction - Jennifer Comerford - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

324-0 Studies in Medieval Literature

20: The Seven Deadly Sins - Studies in Medieval Literature - Susan Phillips - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

332-0 Renaissance Drama

20: Playing the Globe: Theaters of London and the Worl - Renaissance Drama - William West - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

339-0 Studies in Shakespeare

20: Green Thought, Green Worlds - Studies in Shakespeare - Laurie Shannon - Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

357-0 19th-Century British Fiction

20: Decadent, Degenerate, & Gothic - 19th-Century British Fiction - Johana Staza Godfrey - Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

366-0 Studies in African American Literature

20: Black Mindfulness Literature - Studies in African American Literature - Nicole A Spigner - Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM
21: Metropolis and AFAM Culture - Studies in African American Literature - Ivy Wilson - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

368-0 Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century Literature

20: Feminist Rage Fiction - Studies in 20th- and 21st-Century Literature - Jennifer Comerford - Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

377-0 Topics in Latinx Literature

20: Latinx Feminism - Topics in Latinx Literature - Mariajose Rodriguez Pliego - Mon, Wed 9:30AM - 10:50AM

378-0 Studies in American Literature

20: Westerns - Studies in American Literature - Lauren Jackson - Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM
21: “The Chicago Way”: Urban Spaces and American Value - Studies in American Literature - Bill Savage - Tues, Thurs 2:00PM - 3:20PM

381-0 Literature & Medicine

20: Intro to Disability Studies in Literature - Literature & Medicine - Noah Chaskin - Tues, Thurs 9:30AM - 10:50AM

384-0 Studies in Literature and the Environment

20: Climate Change Literature - Studies in Literature and the Environment - Sarah Dimick - Tues, Thurs 11:00AM - 12:20PM

386-0 Studies in Literature and Film

20: Rebels and Rule Breakers: Subversive Coming-of-Age - Studies in Literature and Film - Laura MacKay Hansen - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM
21: Reimagining Race and Gender from the 18th Century - Studies in Literature and Film - Nina Moon - Tues, Thurs 3:30PM - 4:50PM

392-0 The Situation of Writing

20: The Situation of Writing - Rachel Webster - Mon, Wed 12:30PM - 1:50PM

393-2 Theory and Practice of Poetry

20: Theory and Practice of Poetry - Rachel Webster - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

394-2 Theory & Practice of Fiction

20: Theory & Practice of Fiction - Juan Martinez - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

395-2 Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction

20: Theory and Practice of Creative Nonfiction - John Bresland - Mon, Wed 3:30PM - 4:50PM

397-0 Research Seminar for Literature Majors

20: Postcolonial Anglophone Aesthetics - Research Seminar for Literature Majors - Kalyan Nadiminti - Mon, Wed 11:00AM - 12:20PM

398-2 Honors Sequence

20: Honors Sequence - Vivasvan Soni - Tues 10:00AM - 11:50AM

411-0 Studies in Poetry

20: Modern Poetry & Poetics - Studies in Poetry - Christine Froula - Thurs 2:00PM - 4:50PM

435-0 Studies in 17th-Century Literature

20: Epic, World, History - Studies in 17th-Century Literature - William West - Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

461-0 Studies in Contemporary Literature

20: The Environmentalism of the Poor - Studies in Contemporary Literature - Sarah Dimick - Thurs 2:00PM - 4:50PM
21: Possibility Within Form: The Grotesque Body and th - Studies in Contemporary Literature - Chris Abani - Mon 2:00PM - 4:50PM

465-0 Studies in Colonial & Postcolonial Lit

20: Postcolonial Method - Studies in Colonial & Postcolonial Lit - Kalyan Nadiminti - Wed 2:00PM - 4:50PM

490-0 Independent Reading

20: Independent Reading - Sarah Schulman - TBA
21: Independent Reading - William West - TBA

496-0 MFA Poetry Workshop

20: MFA Poetry Workshop - Charif Shanahan - Thurs 9:30AM - 12:20PM

497-0 MFA Fiction Workshop

20: MFA Fiction Workshop - Chris Abani - Mon 9:30AM - 12:20PM

520-0 Writing for Publication

20: Writing for Publication - Katharine Breen - Tues 2:00PM - 4:50PM

571-0 Teaching Creative Writing

20: Teaching Creative Writing - Shauna Seliy - Wed 10:00AM - 12:50PM

591-0 MFA Thesis Tutorial

20: MFA Thesis Tutorial - Sarah Schulman - TBA