Principal Investigator
Prof. Diana Henderson, Literature; Prof. Arthur Bahr, Literature; Prof. Mary Fuller, Literature; Dr. Wyn Kelley, Literature
Fund:
d'Arbeloff Fund
Funding Period:
AY2022
Department/Lab/Center:
Literature
Literature 2025 is a tripartite, collaborative initiative to re-imagine and adapt the strengths of traditional literary study and our “great books” curriculum to fit the new realities of the post-pandemic 21st century. Specifically, we plan to expand interactive digital experiments run by individual instructors in order to coordinate our unit’s online pedagogical efforts more effectively within a hybrid learning context; to develop clearer pathways through a divergent and diverse curriculum that is no longer transparent to students nor to advisors in other Schools; and to devote new energy to outreach and community-building for our MIT undergraduates in response to several intersecting societal crises.