Literature Humanities
Chair of Literature Humanities
Nicholas Dames
Theodore Kahan Professor of Humanities
Paul Brooke Program Chair for Literature Humanities
nd122@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 Literature Humanities I. 4.00 points.
In Literature Humanities, students make sense of literary texts together, on paper and in discussion. We read significant and challenging books that require collective exploration in a seminar setting to be best understood and appreciated, books that enable us to ask questions about literature and how it works, about our place in histories and traditions, about ourselves as beings and members of a society. We read with and against the grain of canon and tradition, and we pursue understanding together, in a shared classroom community, to learn not only how to be better readers and writers but also how to be in intellectual community with one another. Over the course of the semester, students become acquainted with specific works of literature; they become aware of those works’ relations to one another; and they become conversant in the questions those works ask and the questions they make it possible for us to ask
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Fall 2025: HUMA CC1001
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| HUMA 1001 | 001/10072 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
4.00 | 2/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 002/10076 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
4.00 | 2/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 003/12257 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 004/12258 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 005/12259 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 2/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 006/12260 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 007/12261 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 1/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 008/12263 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 1/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 009/12264 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 1/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 010/12265 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 1/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 011/12266 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 012/12267 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 062/12326 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 068/16509 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 2/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 069/16983 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 2/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 070/16984 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
4.00 | 1/1 | |
| HUMA 1001 | 071/16985 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 072/16986 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 073/16987 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 074/16988 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 075/16990 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 076/16991 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 077/16992 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm Room TBA |
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| HUMA 1001 | 078/16993 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm Room TBA |
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HUMA CC1002 Literature Humanities II. 4.00 points.
In Literature Humanities, students make sense of literary texts together, on paper and in discussion. We read significant and challenging books that require collective exploration in a seminar setting to be best understood and appreciated, books that enable us to ask questions about literature and how it works, about our place in histories and traditions, about ourselves as beings and members of a society. We read with and against the grain of canon and tradition, and we pursue understanding together, in a shared classroom community, to learn not only how to be better readers and writers but also how to be in intellectual community with one another. Over the course of the semester, students become acquainted with specific works of literature; they become aware of those works’ relations to one another; and they become conversant in the questions those works ask and the questions they make it possible for us to ask
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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 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 002/10760 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 402 Hamilton Hall |
Adrian Guo-Silver | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 003/10761 | M W 8:10am - 10:00am 707 Hamilton Hall |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 004/10762 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 412 Pupin Laboratories |
Katrina Dzyak | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 005/10763 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 201 80 Claremont |
Daniel Saenz | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 006/10764 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 325 Pupin Laboratories |
Ben Hooyman | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 009/10767 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 903 School Of Social Work |
Benjamin VanWagoner | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 010/10768 | M W 12:10pm - 2:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Aya Labanieh | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 011/10769 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
James Adams | 4.00 | 17/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 012/10770 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 707 Hamilton Hall |
Carlos Nugent | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| 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 | 21/21 |
| 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 255 International Affairs Bldg |
Yana Skorobogatov | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 017/10775 | M W 2:10pm - 4:00pm 608 Martin Luther King Building |
Sarah bin Tyeer | 4.00 | 17/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 018/10776 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Karen Van Dyck | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 019/10777 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 309 Hamilton Hall |
Anna Borgarello | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 020/10778 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 402 Hamilton Hall |
Jacqueline Garcia Suarez | 4.00 | 18/21 |
| 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 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 023/10781 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Scott Harris | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 024/10782 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 707 Hamilton Hall |
Jeffrey Wayno | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 | 18/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 027/10785 | M W 6:10pm - 8:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Lilith Todd | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 028/10786 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 309 Hamilton Hall |
Louis Moffa | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 029/10787 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 402 Hamilton Hall |
Jilian Pizzi | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 030/10788 | T Th 8:10am - 10:00am 111 Carman Hall |
Giulia Ricca | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 031/10789 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 616 Martin Luther King Building |
Eliza Zingesser | 4.00 | 10/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 032/10790 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 304 Hamilton Hall |
Eleanor Johnson | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 033/10791 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 301 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 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 035/10793 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 036/10794 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 467 Ext Schermerhorn Hall |
Hannah Weaver | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 037/10795 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 963 Ext Schermerhorn Hall |
Laura DiNardo | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 038/10796 | T Th 10:10am - 12:00pm 306 Hamilton Hall |
Meg Armstrong | 4.00 | 18/21 |
| 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 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Rebecca Kastleman | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 041/10800 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 301 Hamilton Hall |
Alec Joyner | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 042/10801 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Mia Florin-Sefton | 4.00 | 20/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 043/10802 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 253 Engineering Terrace |
4.00 | 22/21 | |
| HUMA 1002 | 044/10806 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Nadrah Mohammed | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 045/10807 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 302 Hamilton Hall |
Mark Anderson | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 046/10808 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 109 Hartley Hall |
Austin Graham | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 047/10809 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 206 Broadway Residence Hall |
Caio Ferreira | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 048/10810 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 568 Alfred Lerner Hall |
Zoe Henry | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 051/10813 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 329 Uris Hall |
Chris Kelly | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 052/10814 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 306 Uris Hall |
Sophia Pedatella | 4.00 | 22/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 053/10815 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 616 Martin Luther King Building |
Emma Hitchcock | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 054/10816 | T Th 4:10pm - 6:00pm 507 Philosophy Hall |
Tamara Hache | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 609 Hamilton Hall |
Emily Madison | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 060/10821 | T Th 6:10pm - 8:00pm 111 Carman Hall |
Valeria Spacciante | 4.00 | 19/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 066/10822 | M W 4:10pm - 6:00pm 313 Pupin Laboratories |
Joseph Romano | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 067/10823 | T Th 12:10pm - 2:00pm 607 Martin Luther King Building |
Eli Mandel | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| HUMA 1002 | 068/10824 | T Th 2:10pm - 4:00pm 307 Pupin Laboratories |
Maude Meisel | 4.00 | 21/21 |
| 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 | 19/21 |
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