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Free Contemporary Literature Courses
Free contemporary literature courses can be accessed online for free. All that is required is a laptop or home computer and an internet connection, and you're good to go.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIT provides a plethora of individualized contemporary literature courses for those interested in gaining an online education for free. Students can select literature courses on human rights, drama, fiction, British novels, and more.
- Introduction to Drama
- Prizewinners
- Contemporary Literature: Literature, Development, and Human Rights
- Theory and Practice of Non-Linear and Interactive Narrative
- After Columbus
- Forms of Western Narrative
- Reading Fiction: Dysfunctional Families
- End of Nature
- Contemporary Literature: British Novels Now
- Women's Novels: A Weekly Book Club
- Media in Cultural Context: Popular Readerships
- Reading Fiction
- American Literature
- Bestsellers: Detective Fiction
- Small Wonders: Staying Alive
- 20th-Century Fiction
- Contemporary Literature
- The American Novel
- American Classics
Yale University
This course at Yale University explores a wide range of novels published since 1945. Some of the authors that are studied include Richard Wright, J. D. Salinger, Marilynne Robinson, Cormac McCarthy and John Barth.
Free Online Contemporary Literature Courses At a Glance
| Course & School | Program Level | Format | Assignments | Quizzes & Exams | Downloadable |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Drama course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/projects | Yes | No | Yes |
| Prizewinners course from MIT | Undergraduate | Text/lecture notes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contemporary Literature: Literature, Development, and Human Rights course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Theory and Practice of Non-Linear and Interactive Narrative course from MIT | Undergraduate/graduate | Texts/projects/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| After Columbus course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Forms of Western Narrative course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reading Fiction: Dysfunctional Families course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| End of Nature course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Contemporary Literature: British Novels Now course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/lecture notes/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| Women's Novels: A Weekly Book Club course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| Media in Cultural Context: Popular Readerships course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Reading Fiction course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| American Literature course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Bestsellers: Detective Fiction course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| Small Wonders: Staying Alive course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| 20th-Century Fiction course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contemporary Literature course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| The American Novel course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts | Yes | No | Yes |
| American Classics course from MIT | Undergraduate | Texts/study materials | Yes | No | Yes |
| The American Novel Since 1945 course from Yale University | Undergraduate | Audio/video lectures | Yes | Yes | Yes |
