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Lit@MIT, Literature Section at MIT

Literature at MIT embraces an expansive vision of literary study. We are linked by a common interest in problems of narrative aesthetics genre and media but our curriculum explores a broad array of forms ranging from the ancient world to the 21st century. Our study of world languages and literatures embraces both critical and creative approaches. We teach poetry drama fiction film television and music. Our courses take up some of the most pressing issues of past and present including climate change globalization race gender identity and representations of queerness. Our faculty consists of scholars who are leaders in their fields of study and devoted to enriching the education of undergraduates, whether they pursue a minor, concentration, or our full, double, and joint majors. Literature subjects engage students in the pleasures and challenges of reading and interpretation, expose them to fresh ways of thinking about the world, and develop valuable, transferable skills in writing and communication. Our faculty also crosslist and teach intersecting fields in various departments in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences. The Lit@MIT community hosts popular events which include Pleasures of Poetry, Lit Tea, and various visiting scholar talks (Litshop, Ancient Medieval Studies Colloquium, The People’s Poetry Archive, Boston Cinema/Media Seminar, Global France Seminar, and more).

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Literature at MIT embraces an expansive vision of literary study. We are linked by a common interest in problems of narrative aesthetics genre and media but our curriculum explores a broad array of forms ranging from the ancient world to the 21st century. Our study of world languages and literatures embraces both critical and creative approaches. We teach poetry drama fiction film television and music. Our courses take up some of the most pressing issues of past and present including climate change globalization race gender identity and representations of queerness.

 

Our faculty consists of scholars who are leaders in their fields of study and devoted to enriching the education of undergraduates, whether they pursue a minor, concentration, or our full, double, and joint majors. Literature subjects engage students in the pleasures and challenges of reading and interpretation, expose them to fresh ways of thinking about the world, and develop valuable, transferable skills in writing and communication. Our faculty also crosslist and teach intersecting fields in various departments in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences.

 

The Lit@MIT community hosts popular events which include Pleasures of Poetry, Lit Tea, and various visiting scholar talks (Litshop, Ancient Medieval Studies Colloquium, The People’s Poetry Archive, Boston Cinema/Media Seminar, Global France Seminar, and more).

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