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Literary Philadelphia – A Collective Exploration

Spring 2026

Philadelphia is a vibrant literary city - and one without a single, monolithic literary center of gravity. In this class, taught by novelist, poet, and Swarthmore Visiting Assistant Professor of Creative Writing, Moriel Rothman-Zecher, students will have a chance to get to know, and contribute to, Philadelphia's vibrant literary culture.

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Major Moment: Rana Rastegari '26

English & Chemistry

"I was initially very hesitant about being a chemistry major but taking a risk ended up being one of the best decisions I could have made."

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360°: Revolutions

How do different kinds of revolutions feed one another? How do art, culture and politics work together to form and normalize or defang the radicalism of the new order?

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Major Moment: Bethany Wisdom '24

Literatures in English

"Enjoy the process of exploring and growing, it will only give you more clarity and more chances to discover what you really love learning!"

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360°: Poetics and Politics of Race

The goal of this 360° is to unpack how meaning is made from representations of race—from artifacts in an anthropological context, to representations in literature, to how people teach and learn.

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