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ENGL 1080 Literature Core

In Literature Core, students explore the principal motives which prompt people to read literature: to assemble and assess the shape and values of one's own culture, to discover alternative ways of looking at the world, to gain insight into issues of permanent human importance as well as issues of contemporary urgency, and to enjoy the linguistic and formal satisfactions of literary art. Literature Core will strive to develop the student's capacity to read and write with clarity and engagement, to allow for that dialogue between the past and present we call history, and to provide an introduction to literary genres. For course descriptions of the individual sections please see: www.bc.edu/literaturecore

Course overview

Department
English
School
MCAS
Credits
3
Level
Undergraduate
Offered
Every Fall,Every Summer

Catalog details

Satisfies core
Literature

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Requirements fulfilled

  • University Core: Literature (All undergraduates)

Requirement eligibility can vary by school, cohort, and section. Confirm the selected section in EagleApps or with an advisor.

Official evaluation summary

4.01 / 5

Based on 4,555 aggregate responses from BC Avalanche/Blue evaluations.

Data freshness

Course and evaluation data last updated 2026-08-02. Source details and limitations are documented in Data Sources and Methodology.

Instructors

  • Allison Adair
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.97/5
  • Andrew Petracca
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.89/5
  • Andrew Sofer
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.38/5
  • Benjamin Paul
    Fall 2026, Fall 2023, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Brian Zimmerman
    Summer 2026, Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.37/5
  • Daniel Leonard
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.21/5
  • Frances Restuccia
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.66/5
  • James Najarian
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.04/5
  • Joseph Nugent
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.35/5
  • Kelly Gray
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Luke Brown
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Luke Taylor
    Fall 2026
  • Maia Mcaleavey
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.93/5
  • Malamatenia Wilson
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Marjorie Howes
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.32/5
  • Mary J Elliot
    Fall 2026
  • Rebekah Waalkes
    Fall 2026, Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.95/5
  • Robert Lehman
    Fall 2026, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.57/5
  • Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield
    Fall 2026, Summer 2026, Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Summer 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Summer 2024, Spring 2024, Fall 2023, Summer 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.30/5
  • Timothy Jackson
    Fall 2026
  • Troy Woolsey
    Fall 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.23/5
  • Aaron Dell
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.30/5
  • Abigail Tetzlaff
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 4.47/5
  • Aeron Hunt
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.63/5
  • Alan Richardson
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.53/5
  • Allison Curseen
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.54/5
  • Amy Boesky
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Bonnie Rudner
    Fall 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.32/5
  • Cassidy Allen
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.60/5
  • Catherine Enwright
    Spring 2026, Summer 2025, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.49/5
  • Chandler Shaw
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.35/5
  • Christopher Boucher
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Fall 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.25/5
  • Christy Pottroff
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.81/5
  • Clare Dunsford
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.47/5
  • Colleen Taylor
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.43/5
  • Daniel Dougherty
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.94/5
  • Elizabeth Kirschner
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.53/5
  • Emily Palermo
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.04/5
  • Emma Hammack
    Spring 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.54/5
  • Fangfei Wang
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 3.98/5
  • Gayathri Goel
    Spring 2024 · Official rating 3.81/5
  • George O'har
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.83/5
  • Grace Gerrish
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.38/5
  • Heather Brennan
    Summer 2024 · Official rating 5.00/5
  • Holly Wiegand
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.59/5
  • Isabel Lane
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.38/5
  • James Smith
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.19/5
  • Jean Franzino
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.99/5
  • Jessica Pauszek
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.57/5
  • Joanne Mikula
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Jocelyn Rice
    Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • John Alden
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.83/5
  • John Yargo
    Spring 2025, Spring 2024 · Official rating 3.89/5
  • Jovonna Jones
    Fall 2023 · Official rating 4.39/5
  • Julia Woodward
    Spring 2026, Spring 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.64/5
  • Justin Brown-Ramsey
    Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.76/5
  • Kalpana Seshadri
    Fall 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.81/5
  • Kara Mccabe
    Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.24/5
  • Kelley Glasgow
    Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.88/5
  • Kenneth Haley
    Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.94/5
  • Kevin Ohi
    Fall 2024, Fall 2022 · Official rating 3.85/5
  • Krithika Vachali
    Spring 2026, Fall 2024, Spring 2024 · Official rating 4.03/5
  • Laura Tanner
    Fall 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.65/5
  • Lauren Crockett-Girard
    Fall 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.70/5
  • Lauren Wilwerding
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.15/5
  • Lorenzo Puente
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Summer 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.82/5
  • Margaret Summerfield
    Spring 2026, Spring 2025, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 4.34/5
  • Marla Derosa
    Summer 2022 · Official rating 4.50/5
  • Matthew Gannon
    Fall 2023, Summer 2022, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.88/5
  • Matthew Mersky
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2023, Spring 2023, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.81/5
  • Matthew Messer
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.14/5
  • Megan Bowman Arndt
    Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.90/5
  • Megan Crotty
    Spring 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Fall 2024, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022 · Official rating 3.85/5
  • Nell Wasserstrom
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.47/5
  • Nicholas Adler
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025 · Official rating 4.91/5
  • Noel Ingram
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.90/5
  • Paula Mathieu
    Spring 2024, Spring 2022 · Official rating 4.41/5
  • Pyunghwa Lee
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.78/5
  • Rebekah Mitsein
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Rhonda Frederick
    Spring 2025, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.40/5
  • Robert Stanton
    Spring 2023 · Official rating 4.79/5
  • Sabina Sullivan
    Fall 2024, Spring 2023 · Official rating 3.58/5
  • Sharon Wofford
    Summer 2023, Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.67/5
  • Susan Michalczyk
    Spring 2022 · Official rating 3.63/5
  • Susan Roberts
    Fall 2025, Spring 2025, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Fall 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.30/5
  • Sylvester Kahyana
    Fall 2025 · Official rating 3.71/5
  • Theodore Lehre
    Fall 2021 · Official rating 4.36/5
  • Thomas Dichter
    Spring 2025, Fall 2024 · Official rating 4.51/5
  • Thomas Epstein
    Spring 2026, Spring 2024, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.81/5
  • Treseanne Ainsworth
    Fall 2022, Summer 2022, Spring 2022, Fall 2021 · Official rating 3.90/5
  • Vincent Portillo
    Summer 2024 · Official rating 4.00/5
  • Kristen Case
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.71/5
  • Robert Baskin
    Spring 2026 · Official rating 4.94/5

Sections

  • Section 01
    Summer 2026 · Brian Zimmerman · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 02
    Summer 2026 · Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield · On-line Asynchronous · Offered
  • Section 01
    Fall 2026 · Malamatenia Wilson · Stokes Hall 113S MWF 03:00PM-03:50PM · Offered
  • Section 02
    Fall 2026 · Instructor not listed · Gasson Hall 303 TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 03
    Fall 2026 · Timothy Jackson · Stokes Hall 103N TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 04
    Fall 2026 · Luke Brown · Stokes Hall 201N TuTh 09:00AM-10:15AM · Offered
  • Section 05
    Fall 2026 · James Najarian · Stokes Hall 103N MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 06
    Fall 2026 · Troy Woolsey · Gasson Hall 206 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 07
    Fall 2026 · Andrew Petracca · Higgins Hall 263 MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 08
    Fall 2026 · Andrew Petracca · Stokes Hall 113S MWF 02:00PM-02:50PM · Offered
  • Section 09
    Fall 2026 · Benjamin Paul · Gasson Hall 303 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 10
    Fall 2026 · Troy Woolsey · Campion Hall 302 TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 11
    Fall 2026 · Andrew Sofer · Stokes Hall 115N TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 12
    Fall 2026 · Maia Mcaleavey · Stokes Hall 209S TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 13
    Fall 2026 · James Najarian · Stokes Hall 103N MWF 12:00 Noon-12:50PM · Offered
  • Section 14
    Fall 2026 · Frances Restuccia · Gasson Hall 303 TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 15
    Fall 2026 · Robert Lehman · Stokes Hall 109S TuTh 10:30AM-11:45AM · Offered
  • Section 16
    Fall 2026 · Marjorie Howes · Stokes Hall 103N TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered
  • Section 17
    Fall 2026 · Allison Adair · Stokes Hall 103N MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM · Offered
  • Section 18
    Fall 2026 · Allison Adair · Stokes Hall 103N MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 19
    Fall 2026 · Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield · Stokes Hall 301N MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 20
    Fall 2026 · Joseph Nugent · Stokes Hall 103N TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 21
    Fall 2026 · Thomas Kaplan-Maxfield · Stokes Hall 103N MWF 11:00AM-11:50AM · Offered
  • Section 22
    Fall 2026 · Rebekah Waalkes · Stokes Hall 209S MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM · Offered
  • Section 23
    Fall 2026 · Luke Brown · Campion Hall 302 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 24
    Fall 2026 · Mary J Elliot · Stokes Hall 115S TuTh 04:30PM-05:45PM · Offered
  • Section 25
    Fall 2026 · Daniel Leonard · Gasson Hall 310 TuTh 12:00 Noon-01:15PM · Offered
  • Section 26
    Fall 2026 · Daniel Leonard · Gasson Hall 303 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 27
    Fall 2026 · Luke Taylor · O'Neill Library 247 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM · Offered
  • Section 28
    Fall 2026 · Kelly Gray · Stokes Hall 403N TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 29
    Fall 2026 · Timothy Jackson · Gasson Hall 307 TuTh 03:00PM-04:15PM · Offered
  • Section 30
    Fall 2026 · Kelly Gray · Devlin Hall 112 TuTh 01:30PM-02:45PM · Offered