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Spring 2008 Schedule

datebookThe chart below lays out the complete Class Schedule for Spring 2008, current as of 12/19/2007. Clicking on the subject number will take you to a detailed description. Clicking on the name of the subject (or the section number, where appropriate) will take you to the class website. If you are planning your schedule, you may find it useful to take a look at the (downloadable) Class Schedule plus Overview of Spring 2008 Subjects that lays out subject numbers and times on a single weekly calendar.

Finally, please note that the schedule is subject to change. While we try our best to keep the site up to date, please check with the Literature Headquarters (14N-407 / 253-3581 / lit@mit.edu) to make sure that you have the most recent information.

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Introductory Subjects Introductory Subjects

For more information on these classes, see the Introductory Subjects page in the Curriculum section or the Introductory Subjects page in this section.

#+21L.000J

Writing About Literature
(21W.734J)

Kate Delaney

M W

9:30-11:00

56-169

*+21L.001

Homer to Dante
[Foundations of Western Culture]

Arthur Bahr

M W

9:30-11:00

1-246

*+21L.003

Reading Fiction

Sarah Brouillette

T R

9:30-11:00

14E-310

Section 2

Alisa Braithwaite

T R

1:00-2:30

5-134

*+21L.004

Reading Poetry

John Hildebidle

T R

11:00-12:30

56-167

Section 2

Mary Fuller

M W

9:30-11:00

2-147

*+21L.006

American Literature

Sandy Alexandre

T R

11:00-12:30

14E-310

*+21L.009

Shakespeare

Peter Donaldson

T R

3:30-5:00

16-628

Section 2

Howard Eiland

M W

3:30-5:00

56-167

*+21L.011

The Film Experience

Marty Marks

T

1:00-2:30

3-270

film screening

T

7:00-10:00pm

3-270

Recitation 1

R

1:00-2:00

2-132

Recitation 2

R

2:00-3:00

2-132

Recitation 3

R

1:00-2:00

2-139

Recitation 4

R

2:00-3:00

2-139

*+21L.016

Drama, Science, Performance
(21M.616)

Diana Henderson, Janet Sonenberg

T R

3:00-4:30

W16-RRA (Kresge Rhrsal Rm A)

*+21L.017

The Art of the Probable

Raman, Kibel, Jackson

F

3:00-4:00

56-114

Recitation 1

Shankar Raman

M W

3:00-4:00

56-180

Recitation 2

Alvin Kibel

M W

3:00-4:00

66-154

Recitation 3

Noel Jackson

M W

3:00-4:00

66-156

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Samplings Samplings

For more information on these classes, see Samplings on the Course Descriptions page.

21L.325

Small Wonders: Children and Books, Books and Children

Stephen Tapscott

M W

3:30-5:00

1-379

Note: This is a six-unit half-term subject; its last class meeting is on March 24, 2008.

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Intermediate Subjects Intermediate Subjects

For more information on these classes, see Intermediate Subjects on the Course Descriptions page.

21L.420

The Legacy of England
[ Literary Studies]

Stephen Tapscott

M W

7:00-8:30pm

14N-112

*+21L.421

Comedy

Wyn Kelley

M W

2:30-4:00

1-135

21L.422

Tragedy

Howard Eiland

M W

12:30-2:00

5-231

21L.430

Elements of Style
[Popular Narrative]

(CMS.920)

Alisa Braithwaite

T R

3:30-5:00

2-139

21L.432

Understanding Television (CMS.915)

David Thorburn

T R

3:00-4:30

1-134

film screening

M

7:00-9:00pm

1-134

21L.435

Literature and Film (CMS.840)

Alvin Kibel

M W

12:30-2:00

56-167

film screening

M

7:00-9:00pm

1-135

21L.451

Introduction to Literary Theory

Shankar Raman

M W

1:00-2:30

14N-112

+21L.455

Love in (and Lovin') the Ancient World
[Classical Literature]

Arthur Bahr

M W

3:30-5:00

2-103

21L.458

The Bible

Ina Lipkowitz

T R

11:30-1:00

56-162

21L.471

Major English Novels

Ina Lipkowitz

T R

9:30-11:00

14N-112

21L.476

Form and Reform
[ Romantic Poetry]

Noel Jackson

M W

11:00-12:30

56-169

21L.485

Modern Fiction

David Thorburn

T R

11:00-12:30

56-169

+21L.486

Modern Drama

Anne Fleche

M W

1:00-2:30

1-135

21L.488

Literature and Development
[ Contemporary Literature]

Sarah Brouillette

T R

1:00-2:30

1-134

+21L.501

Makeovers
[The American Novel]

Sandy Alexandre

T R

2:30-4:00

56-169

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Seminars Seminars

For more information on these classes, see Seminars on the Course Descriptions page.

@21L.701

American Icons
[Literary Interpretation]

S. Tapscott
M. Roholl

T

7:00-10:00pm

14N-112

@21L.702

James Joyce and the Legacy of Modernism
[Studies in Fiction]

James Buzard

T R

3:30-5:00

14N-112

@21L.703

Race, Representation and Contemporary Theatre
[Studies in Drama]

Anne Fleche

M W

3:30-5:00

1-134

@21L.704

Irish Poetry in the Shadow of Yeats
[Studies in Poetry]

John Hildebidle

T R

2:30-4:00

1-277

@21L.705

Rewriting Genesis: Milton's Paradise Lost and 20th Century Fantasy
[Major Authors]

Mary Fuller

M W

2:30-4:00

56-169

@21L.706

Shakespeare, Film and Media
[Studies in Film]

(CMS.830)

Pete Donaldson

T

7:00-10:00pm

16-676

21L.715

Media @ MIT
[Media in Cultural Context]

(CMS.871)

William Uricchio

W

7:00-10:00pm

2-136

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* = HASS-Distribution Subjects. These classes are limited to 25 students per section, and are entered only by the Lottery held by the HASS Office via Athena. Consult the HASS office at 14N-410/253-4443 if you have questions about securing a place in a Distribution class. N.B.: Distribution classes that are also CI credit are usually limited to 18, not 25 students per section.

# = Communication Intensive-Writing (CI-W). These classes count towards the two Communication Intensive subjects students are rwquired to take during their first two years at MIT. They are generally aimed at those students required through the FEE examination to take an expository writing class, but welcome all students seeking a rich writing experience within a Literature curriculum.

+ = Communication Intensive Credit (CI-H). These classes count towards the two Communication Intensive subjects MIT students complete during their freshmen and sophomore years. They combine analysis of literary material with attention to writing and speaking.

@ = Communication Intensive-Major (CI-M). These subjects fulfill the Communication Intensive requirement for Literature Majors. Most Literature Seminars fall into this category. They are limited to 12 students, and priority is given to majors, minors, and seniors completing concentrations.

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