Contemporary Literature: Irish Literature
MIT's 21L.488 turns its contemporary literature seminar toward Irish writing for the term, favoring poetry and prose over drama and living authors over their predecessors. The course materials, published through MIT OpenCourseWare, include a syllabus, reading list, and calendar of weekly topics built around a discussion format, with students taking turns leading off or summarizing each session's readings. The approach treats the material as a living conversation rather than a fixed survey, asking students to grapple with how contemporary Irish writers handle history, identity, and place on the page. There are no lecture videos, but the full set of readings and session-by-session assignments gives a clear picture of how the class runs. Free to audit through MIT OpenCourseWare, with no certificate offered.