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Upcoming Literature Events

Event—Literature

Jane Austen and the Rise of the English Novel

Taught by Elzbieta Foeller-Pituch

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jun 04–Jun 25, 2025

2:00pm–3:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Gender Dynamics through Irish Eyes: The Stories of Claire Keegan

Taught by Susan O'Brien Lyons

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jun 04–Jul 09, 2025

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Exploring Feminist Gothic Literature through Time

Taught by Sarah Jeffries

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jun 17–Jul 22, 2025

1:30pm–3:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

The House of Mirth and the Art of Fiction

Taught by Steven J. Venturino

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jun 17–Jul 08, 2025

2:00pm–4:00pm

Online

Event—Literature

American Girls’ Kunstlerroman: A Century of Girls Writing

Taught by Dawn Sardella-Ayres

Weekly on Saturdays, Jun 28–Aug 02, 2025

1:00pm–3:00pm

Online

Event—Literature

Very Contemporary Chicago Literature

Taught by Dylan Zavagno

Weekly on Wednesdays, Jul 09–Aug 06, 2025

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Shakespeare Otherwise: Reading and Performing from the Margins

Taught by Ahmed Dardir

Weekly on Thursdays, Jul 10–Aug 07, 2025

2:00pm–4:00pm

Online

Event—Literature

Literature and Film: "Never Let Me Go"

Taught by Steven J. Venturino

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 22–Aug 12, 2025

2:00pm–4:00pm

Online

Event—Literature

The Homeland is Us: Reading Palestine as Past, Present, and Future

Taught by Marah Abdel Jaber

Weekly on Tuesdays, Jul 22–Aug 26, 2025

5:30pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Shakespeare's Sanctuary City

Taught by Casey Caldwell

Weekly on Thursdays, Jul 24–Aug 21, 2025

2:00pm–4:00pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Frantz Fanon Centennial Seminar

Taught by Ahmad Bracey

Weekly on Thursdays, Jul 31–Aug 14, 2025

6:00pm–7:30pm

At the Newberry

Event—Literature

Based on the Book: From Page to Picture

Taught by Annette Bochenek

Aug 07, 2025

6:00pm–7:00pm

Online