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Literature LIT

47 courses · American University · Fall 2026

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LIT 099 — Maintain Matriculation
1 section
LIT 107 — Creative Writing Across Genres
6 sections

LIT 121

— Rethinking Literature

2 sections

LIT 125 — Lit Classics & Western Culture

LIT 146 — Critical Appr to Cinema

LIT 204 — Hidden Figs/Algorithmic Cltrs

LIT 207 — Young Adult Literature

LIT 215 — Writers in Print/Person

LIT 232 — Shakespeare

LIT 235 — African American Lit

LIT 240 — Asian American Literature

LIT 245 — The Experience of Poetry

LIT 253 — Literature and History I

LIT 255 — Literature and History III

LIT 262 — Literature & the Ethical Life

LIT 281 — Power, Discourse & Pop Culture

LIT 285 — Intro to Latina/o/x Studies

LIT 302 — Ethics of Writing Creatively

LIT 311 — Literature Colloquium

LIT 319 — Imagined Bodies

LIT 340 — Topics in 19th C Lit & Culture

LIT 346 — Topics in Film

LIT 370 — Topics in Women's & Gender St

LIT 379 — Mediterranean Cinema

LIT 381 — Topics in Cultural Studies

LIT 382 — Queer Literatures & Histories

LIT 390 — ***** Varies by Student ******

LIT 400 — Creative Writing: Fiction

LIT 401 — Creative Writing: Poetry

LIT 403 — Creative Writing: Nonfiction

LIT 411 — Literary Editing & Publishing

LIT 413 — Cultures of Information & Tech

LIT 479 — The Value of Literature

LIT 481 — Advanced Studies in Culture

LIT 482 — Emotions, Texts, and Subtexts

LIT 484 — Adv Studies Lit/Culture/Tech

LIT 611 — Literary Editing & Publishing

LIT 613 — Cultures of Information & Tech

LIT 681 — Advanced Studies in Culture

LIT 682 — Emotions, Texts, and Subtexts

LIT 684 — Adv Studies Lit/Culture/Tech

LIT 690 — ***** Varies by Student ******

LIT 700 — Advanced Fiction Workshop

LIT 701 — Advanced Poetry Workshop

LIT 704 — Adv Creative Nonfiction Wrkshp

LIT 711 — Adv Studies in Literary Craft

LIT 797 — Master's Thesis Seminar

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