Library of Syllabi
for Teaching the American Literatures

Introductory courses in American Literature (Survey Courses)

  • Earlier American Literature (Beginnings to Mid-19th)
  • Later American Literature (Mid-19th to Present)
  • Single Term Surveys

    Courses on Specific Literatures

  • Literature by Women (see also Gender and Sexuality below)
  • American Multi-ethnic and Multicultural Literatures (see also Race and Ethnicity Below)
  • African American Literature
  • Native American Literature
  • Asian American Literature
  • Latino/a Literature and Chicano Literature

    • Period Courses

  • Early American Literature (Colonial)
  • Antebellum Literature
  • American Renassisance
  • 19th Century
  • Late 19th Century
  • 20th Century
  • Modernism
  • Postmodern (Contemporary)

    • Genre Courses

  • Poetry
  • Drama
  • Fiction (includes novel and short story)
  • Autobiography

    • Courses Organized around Issues and Themes

  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Race and Ethnicity
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