Literary New York

If you want your studies of English and World Literatures to be immersed in literary history and enriched by once-in-a-lifetime literary and cultural events, then the question is

Why go anywhere other than New York City?

The New York Public Library
New York City bursts with literary history and culture — from Shakespeare in the Park(opens in a new tab) and the Public Theater(opens in a new tab) to the New York Public Library(opens in a new tab) and Strand Bookstore(opens in a new tab) in the East Village.

It’s a city where the streets offer a map of literary history(opens in a new tab) filled with places from which classics sprang(opens in a new tab). The literary past of New York City is only surpassed by its present— find writing, performance, and cultural events any night of the week.

In my Hispanic Civilization course, I always take my students to the Hispanic Society of America(opens in a new tab) in Washington Heights right before our mid-term exam so they can see art and artifacts from the Iberian Peninsula from the Punic Wars through the 20th century. After our final exam, I take them to El Museo del Barrio(opens in a new tab) in East Harlem where we see exhibits from Latin America and from Hispanic communities in the United States.
Michael ColvinChair and Professor of English and World Literatures

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Literary New York

If you want your studies of English and World Literatures to be immersed in literary history and enriched by once-in-a-lifetime literary and cultural events, then the question is

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