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Literature OverviewThe Literature Program at Bard is free from the barriers that are often set up between different national literatures or between the study of language and the study of the range of intellectual, historical, and imaginative dimensions to which literature’s changing forms persistently refer. Literary studies are vitally engaged with interdisciplinary academic programs such as Asian, classical, gender and sexuality, medieval, and Victorian studies. An active connection with Bard’s arts programs is maintained through literature courses concerned with painting, film, aesthetics, and representational practices across a range of fields.RequirementsA student planning to major in the Literature Program should begin by taking at least one of the sequence courses in English, U.S., or comparative literature, but is also free to choose an elective course at the 100 or 200 level. These courses focus on close readings of literary texts and frequent preparation of critical papers. For Moderation, the student submits a 10-page critical paper based on work for one of the sequence courses; the short Moderation papers required of all students; and fiction or poetry if the student is a double major in the Program in Written Arts. The work is evaluated by a board composed of the student’s adviser and two other members of the Literature Program faculty. After Moderation, the student chooses seminars at the 300 level and, often, tutorials in special topics as well. Students are encouraged to study a language other than English, and study-abroad programs are easily combined with a major in literature. CoursesMost writing-intensive courses and workshops in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry are listed under the Written Arts Program.
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