Explore the historical and cultural context of Tartt's A Secret History and analyze the novel from multiple perspectives.

Delve into Absurdism, exploring 20th-century works by Camus, Beckett, Stoppard, and Pirandello and investigate their use of humor, impossible events, and questioning to push their audience toward introspection.

Analyze a Shakespearean tragedy alongside Molière’s Tartuffe, comparing the Bard's deep exploration of themes like arrogance, power, and revenge with Molière’s satirical critique of French society and religious zealots.

A true writing workshop, this class will allow students to create, revise, and develop independent creative projects in a collaborative setting.

Delve into Dante's Inferno, exploring its symbolism, allegory, and historical context while discussing themes of morality and justice.

Examine the essays, short stories, and teaching notes of David Foster Wallace to understand the author and refine your own writing skills.

Explore Eugene O’Neill's brooding, philosophical dramas, characterized by dark humor and autobiographical elements. 

This course will explore what is commonly thought to be one of the earliest pieces of literature.  

Explore the literature and film that came to represent the Los Angeles and, to an extent, the nation.

Through close reading and discussion, you’ll explore how Modernism itself mirrors the instability of selfhood  —especially when that "self" refuses to be neatly contained by dominant narratives.

Examine the way philosophers use literary strategies to transmit their ideas as you read, write essays, and engage with key contemporary philosophy topics.

Students will explore Ayn Rand’s The Fountainhead and examine the merits and deficits of Rand's philosophy in the 21st century.

Dive into Helen DeWitt’s The Last Samurai to explore the novel’s complex themes, languages, and mathematics, challenging traditional notions of what a novel can be.

This course explores long poems and novellas, examining their unique characteristics.