IDS 121a19 - Texts & Contexts: Literary Studies
Department: Interdisciplinary Studies
Description: Interdisciplinary writing-intensive course focusing on significant humanities texts in relationship to their historical and cultural contexts.
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisites: COM 110 and ENG 101 or concurrent registration
General Education: LH - Language in the Humanities
Current Offerings
Fall 2025
- 001 - Lecture (Hybrid): Multiple Meetings, Chinasa Iroabughichi Evurulobi - 3.00 hour(s)
- 002 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Michelle Pena 3.00 hour(s)
- 003 - Lecture (Hybrid): Multiple Meetings, Chinasa Iroabughichi Evurulobi - 3.00 hour(s)
- 005 - Lecture (In Person): M W 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Akbar Hosain 3.00 hour(s)
- 006 - Lecture (In Person): M W 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Kematat Medrala 3.00 hour(s)
- 007 - Lecture (In Person): M W 3:35 PM - 4:50 PM , Kematat Medrala 3.00 hour(s)
- 008 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Francesco Ferrari 3.00 hour(s)
- 009 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Teodora Nikolova 3.00 hour(s)
Meeting Times:
- 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025 : F 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM - Online (ONLINE )
- 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025 : M W 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM - Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 212 (STV 212)
Instructor: Chinasa Iroabughichi Evurulobi
Class Notes: Hybrid course. Mondays and Wednesdays are in-person, and Fridays are online.
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 212 (STV 212)
Instructor: Michelle Pena
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Meeting Times:
- 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025 : F 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM - Online (ONLINE )
- 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025 : M W 10:00 AM - 10:50 AM - Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 220 (STV 220)
Instructor: Chinasa Iroabughichi Evurulobi
Class Notes: Hybrid course. Mondays and Wednesdays are in-person, and Fridays are online.
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 233A (STV 233A)
Instructor: Akbar Hosain
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 221B (STV 221B)
Instructor: Kematat Medrala
Textbook Special Instructions: SOMA by Mikael Hedberg/Frictional Games (2015). This is a videogame – students can play it on PC (Steam/GOG.com) or on console (PS4), or they could watch no-commentary YouTube playthroughs.
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 221B (STV 221B)
Instructor: Kematat Medrala
Textbook Special Instructions: SOMA by Mikael Hedberg/Frictional Games (2015). This is a videogame – students can play it on PC (Steam/GOG.com) or on console (PS4), or they could watch no-commentary YouTube playthroughs.
Dates: 10/13/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 234 (STV 234)
Instructor: Francesco Ferrari
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 08/18/2025 - 12/06/2025
Location: Online
Instructor: Teodora Nikolova
Class Notes: Course topic: The Cold War
Class Notes: Asynchronous Online
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Spring 2026
- 001 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Eda Ozyesilpinar 3.00 hour(s)
- 002 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Eda Ozyesilpinar 3.00 hour(s)
- 003 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Instructor to be announced 3.00 hour(s)
- 004 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 12:35 PM - 1:50 PM , Instructor to be announced 3.00 hour(s)
- 005 - Lecture (In Person): M W 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM , Jeremy Hurley 3.00 hour(s)
- 007 - Lecture (In Person): M W 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Teodora Nikolova 3.00 hour(s)
- 008 - Lecture (In Person): M W 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM , Teodora Nikolova 3.00 hour(s)
- 009 - Lecture (In Person): T Th 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM , Francesco Ferrari 3.00 hour(s)
- 010 - Lecture (In Person): M W 9:35 AM - 10:50 AM , Ryan A Davis 3.00 hour(s)
- 011 - Lecture (Internet): Online , Eda Ozyesilpinar 3.00 hour(s) Winter Session
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Online
Instructor: Eda Ozyesilpinar
Class Notes: Asynchronous Online
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Online
Instructor: Eda Ozyesilpinar
Class Notes: Asynchronous Online
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 232 (STV 232)
Instructor: To be announced
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 232 (STV 232)
Instructor: To be announced
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: DeGarmo Hall 206 (DEG 206)
Instructor: Jeremy Hurley
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 223 (STV 223)
Instructor: Teodora Nikolova
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 211 (STV 211)
Instructor: Teodora Nikolova
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 348 (STV 348)
Instructor: Francesco Ferrari
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 01/12/2026 - 05/02/2026
Location: Adlai E. Stevenson Hall 211 (STV 211)
Instructor: Ryan A Davis
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.
Dates: 12/13/2025 - 01/11/2026 - Winter Session
Location: Online
Instructor: Eda Ozyesilpinar
Class Notes: This is a Winter Session course that runs December 13, 2025-January 11, 2026.
Class Notes: Asynchronous Online
Textbooks have not been finalized for section.