Spring 2027

Exploring Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature

Explores social, historical, and political contexts of literature and literary analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ernesto Livorni3.8/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify methods of literary study

  • Recognize the principles of literary analysis

  • Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to other academic disciplines (such as sociology, history and/or political science)

  • Develop an introductory understanding of how the study of literature relates to the study of other cultural artifacts (such as film)

  • Think critically about the complexities of one's own culture compared with larger global communities

  • Develop an appreciation of the complexities of the interpretative process within historical and cultural contexts

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Raw average: 3.88/5 from 26 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ERNESTO LIVORNI is recorded teaching in Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2026: 3.70 GPA, 85.0% A/AB (n=20 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Social, historical, and political contexts of literature.
  • Literary analysis from an interdisciplinary perspective.
  • Relationship between literature and other academic disciplines.
  • Relationship between literature and other cultural artifacts.

Skills

  • Identify methods of literary study and recognize principles of literary analysis.
  • Understand how literature relates to other academic disciplines and cultural artifacts like film.
  • Critically examine cultural complexities and appreciate the interpretative process in historical and cultural contexts.

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ILS 109 · Spring 2027

Exploring Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature

Recorded 2026-10-14
ILS 109 · Spring 2027

Italian Amer Race, Ethnicty

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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