Literature Humanities
Chair for Literature Humanities
Prof. Joseph A. Howley
Associate Professor of Classics
Paul Brooke Program Chair for Literature Humanities
jah2220@columbia.edu
HUMA CC1001 and HUMA CC1002 “Literature Humanities’’ or “Lit Hum,” as it is popularly known, is a year-long course that offers Columbia College students the opportunity to engage in intensive study and discussion of significant works. A part of the Core Curriculum since 1937, Literature Humanities is not a survey with a fixed syllabus, but an ever-evolving series of carefully selected readings that reward both first encounters and long study. Whether classwork focuses attention on the formal elements of the text, its importance to literary history, or on its significance to contemporary culture and issues, the goal is to consider a range of perspectives across time and cultures that can enhance our understanding of the world and foster a deeper sense of empathy, while also developing crucial skills in close reading, critical thinking, writing, and academic discussion through the analysis of literary works.
Instructors from a range of departments and disciplines meet with groups of approximately twenty-two students for four hours a week in order to discuss texts by Enheduanna, Homer, Sappho, Aeschylus, Plato, Vergil, Augustine, Ibn ‘Arabi, Marie de France, Dante, Montaigne, Shakespeare, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Austen, Woolf, Morrison, and Rankine, as well as Hebrew Scriptures, Gospels, and Gilgamesh.
Registration Procedure
All information concerning registration in HUMA CC1001-HUMA CC1002 is included in the registration materials sent to students. All first-year students are preregistered in Literature Humanities. Students can change their section during their registration period prior to the start of the semester and the change of program period during the first two weeks of the semester.
All Core Curriculum courses, including Literature Humanities, must be taken for a letter grade. Students may not drop or withdraw from Literature Humanities after the Core drop deadline, which is also the end of the Change-of-Program period. For more information, see Registration—Dropping Core Courses.
Courses of Instruction
HUMA CC1001 EURPN LIT-PHILOS MASTERPIECS I. 4.00 points.
Taught by members of the Departments of Classics; English and Comparative Literature; French; German; Italian; Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies; Philosophy; Religion; Slavic Languages; and Latin American and Iberian Cultures; as well as members of the Society of Fellows. Major works by over twenty authors, ranging in time, theme, and genre, from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Students are expected to write at least two papers, to complete two examinations each semester, and to participate actively in class discussions
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Fall 2024: HUMA CC1001
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| Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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| HUMA 1001 | 001/11642 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 309 Hamilton Hall |
Nancy Workman | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 002/11643 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 301 Hamilton Hall |
Adrian Guo-Silver | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 003/11644 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 707 Hamilton Hall |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 004/11645 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Katrina Dzyak | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 005/11646 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Sat Alfred Lerner Hall |
Daniel Saenz | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 006/11647 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 303 Hamilton Hall |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 007/11648 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Tylar Colleluori | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 008/11649 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Naomi Michalowicz | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 009/11650 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 307 Pupin Laboratories |
Margaret Corn | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 010/11651 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 963 Ext Schermerhorn Hall |
Aya Labanieh | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 011/11652 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
James Adams | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 012/11653 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Carlos Nugent | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 013/11654 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 253 Engineering Terrace |
Dustin Stewart | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 014/11655 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Tylar Colleluori | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 015/11656 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Naomi Michalowicz | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 016/11657 | M W 10:10am - 12:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Yana Skorobogatov | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 017/11658 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 607 Hamilton Hall |
Sarah bin Tyeer | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 018/11659 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Karen Van Dyck | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 019/11660 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Anna Borgarello | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 020/11661 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 509 Hamilton Hall |
Jacqueline Garcia Suarez | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 021/11662 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Lorenzo Mecozzi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 022/11663 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 511 Hamilton Hall |
Alex Pekov | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 023/11664 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Scott Harris | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 024/11665 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 707 Hamilton Hall |
Jeffrey Wayno | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 025/11666 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Katrina Dzyak | 4.00 | 17/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 026/11667 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Anna Borgarello | 4.00 | 18/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 027/11668 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Lilith Todd | 4.00 | 17/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 028/11669 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 306 Hamilton Hall |
Louis Moffa | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 029/11670 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 309 Hamilton Hall |
Jilian Pizzi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 030/11671 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 613 Hamilton Hall |
Giulia Ricca | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 031/11672 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 607 Martin Luther King Building |
Eliza Zingesser | 4.00 | 14/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 032/11673 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Eleanor Johnson | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 033/11674 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Nicholas Dames | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 034/11675 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Begona Alberdi | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 035/11676 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 036/11677 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Hannah Weaver | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 037/11678 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 325 Pupin Laboratories |
Laura DiNardo | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 038/11679 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 253 Engineering Terrace |
Robert O'Meally | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 039/11680 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Pier Mattia Tommasino | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 040/11681 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Rebecca Kastleman | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 041/11682 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Alec Joyner | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 042/11683 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Mia Florin-Sefton | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 043/11684 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Begona Alberdi | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 044/11685 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Nadrah Mohammed | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 045/11686 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 302 Fayerweather |
Sailakshmi Ramgopal | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 046/11687 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Austin Graham | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 047/11688 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 048/11689 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 212d Lewisohn Hall |
Zoe Henry | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 049/11690 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Hamid Dabashi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 050/11691 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Edward Mendelson | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 051/11692 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 616 Hamilton Hall |
Bianca Calabresi | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 052/11693 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Sophia Pedatella | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 053/11694 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 201 80 Claremont |
Emma Hitchcock | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 054/11695 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Uris Hall |
Tamara Hache | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 055/11696 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 318 Hamilton Hall |
Mia Florin-Sefton | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 056/11697 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Giuseppe Gerbino | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 057/11698 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Katherine Manansala | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 059/11700 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Eduardo Andres Vergara Torres | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 060/11701 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Valeria Spacciante | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 066/18767 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 303 Hamilton Hall |
Joseph Romano | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 067/18768 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 301m Fayerweather |
Eli Mandel | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 068/18769 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 224 Pupin Laboratories |
Maude Meisel | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1001 | 069/18770 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 103 Knox Hall |
Ishai Mishory | 4.00 | 21/21 |
HUMA CC1002 EURPN LIT-PHILOS MASTRPIECS II. 4.00 points.
Taught by members of the Departments of Classics; English and Comparative Literature; French; German; Italian; Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies; Philosophy; Religion; Slavic Languages; and Spanish; as well as members of the Society of Fellows. Major works by over twenty authors, ranging in time, theme, and genre, from Homer to Virginia Woolf. Students are expected to write at least two papers, to complete two examinations each semester, and to participate actively in class discussions
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Spring 2025: HUMA CC1002
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| Course Number | Section/Call Number | Times/Location | Instructor | Points | Enrollment |
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| HUMA 1002 | 001/10759 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 309 Hamilton Hall |
Nancy Workman | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 002/10760 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 402 Hamilton Hall |
Adrian Guo-Silver | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 003/10761 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 111 Carman Hall |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 004/10762 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 412 Pupin Laboratories |
Katrina Dzyak | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 005/10763 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 201 80 Claremont |
Daniel Saenz | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 006/10764 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 325 Pupin Laboratories |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 007/10765 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Tylar Colleluori | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 008/10766 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 568 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Naomi Michalowicz | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 009/10767 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm C01 80 Claremont |
Margaret Corn | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 010/10768 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm C01 Knox Hall |
Aya Labanieh | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 011/10769 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
James Adams | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 012/10770 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 212d Lewisohn Hall |
Carlos Nugent | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 013/10771 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 477 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Dustin Stewart | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 014/10772 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Tylar Colleluori | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 015/10773 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 568 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Naomi Michalowicz | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 016/10774 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 569 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Yana Skorobogatov | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 017/10775 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 407 Mathematics Building |
Sarah bin Tyeer | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 018/10776 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Karen Van Dyck | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 019/10777 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Anna Borgarello | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 020/10778 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 507 Hamilton Hall |
Jacqueline Garcia Suarez | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 021/10779 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Lorenzo Mecozzi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 022/10780 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Uris Hall |
Alex Pekov | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 023/10781 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Scott Harris | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 024/10782 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 707 Hamilton Hall |
Jeffrey Wayno | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 025/10783 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Katrina Dzyak | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 026/10784 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Anna Borgarello | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 027/10785 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Lilith Todd | 4.00 | 18/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 028/10786 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 309 Hamilton Hall |
Louis Moffa | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 029/10787 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 402 Hamilton Hall |
Jilian Pizzi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 030/10788 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 111 Carman Hall |
Giulia Ricca | 4.00 | 19/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 031/10789 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 616 Martin Luther King Building |
Eliza Zingesser | 4.00 | 17/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 032/10790 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Eleanor Johnson | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 033/10791 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 304 Hamilton Hall |
Nicholas Dames | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 034/10792 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 253 Engineering Terrace |
Begona Alberdi | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 035/10793 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 608 Martin Luther King Building |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 036/10794 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 467 Ext Schermerhorn Hall |
Hannah Weaver | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 037/10795 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 963 Ext Schermerhorn Hall |
Laura DiNardo | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 038/10796 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Robert O'Meally | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 039/10797 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Pier Mattia Tommasino | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 040/10798 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Rebecca Kastleman | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 041/10800 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Alec Joyner | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 042/10801 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Mia Florin-Sefton | 4.00 | 22/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 043/10802 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 253 Engineering Terrace |
Begona Alberdi | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 044/10806 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Nadrah Mohammed | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 045/10807 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Mark Anderson | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 046/10808 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Austin Graham | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 047/10809 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm C01 80 Claremont |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 048/10810 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 224 Pupin Laboratories |
Zoe Henry | 4.00 | 22/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 049/10811 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Hamid Dabashi | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 050/10812 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Edward Mendelson | 4.00 | 22/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 051/10813 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 329 Uris Hall |
Chris Kelly | 4.00 | 16/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 052/10814 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Uris Hall |
Sophia Pedatella | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 053/10815 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Emma Hitchcock | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 054/10816 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 609 Hamilton Hall |
Tamara Hache | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 055/10817 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 425 Pupin Laboratories |
Mia Florin-Sefton | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 056/10818 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm C01 80 Claremont |
4.00 | 19/20 | |
| HUMA 1002 | 057/10819 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 313 Pupin Laboratories |
Katherine Manansala | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 059/10820 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Eduardo Andres Vergara Torres | 4.00 | 19/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 060/10821 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Valeria Spacciante | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 066/10822 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 313 Pupin Laboratories |
Joseph Romano | 4.00 | 20/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 067/10823 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 607 Martin Luther King Building |
Eli Mandel | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 068/10824 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 307 Pupin Laboratories |
Maude Meisel | 4.00 | 21/20 |
| HUMA 1002 | 069/10825 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Ishai Mishory | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 070/10826 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 303 Hamilton Hall |
Clemence Boulouque | 4.00 | 20/20 |
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