ENGL 461

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Topics in Literature

Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced seminar on any of a variety of literary topics.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated with permission of English advising office to a maximum of 6 undergraduate hours if topics vary. Graduate students may repeat as topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 461 class schedule data for spring 2013
CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
39306	Lecture-Discussion	1G	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	131 English Building	Somerville, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Amer Narratives of Passing Section Info: Topic Section 1G: American Narratives of Passing Recent critical and theoretical work on identity has drawn attention to the phenomenon of passing, that is, the movement from one identity to another, across lines of race, gender, or sexual orientation. We will study a range of texts?including fiction, autobiography, and film?that have portrayed or enacted various kinds of passing in the United States. Along the way, we will become acquainted with contemporary theories of identity. Our guiding questions will include: To what extent does the act of passing reinforce or unhinge seemingly natural categories of race, gender, or sexual orientation? What are the connections or disjunctions between closeting and crossing the color line? How might literary texts themselves pass? How do different historical and political contexts shape passing narratives and their reception? To what extent does passing across one axis of difference unsettle other categories of identity? The course format will be primarily discussion, with frequent opportunities for you to shape these and other questions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
52283	Lecture-Discussion	1U	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	131 English Building	Somerville, S	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/14/13-05/01/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Amer Narratives of Passing Section Info: Topic Section 1U: American Narratives of Passing Recent critical and theoretical work on identity has drawn attention to the phenomenon of passing, that is, the movement from one identity to another, across lines of race, gender, or sexual orientation. We will study a range of texts?including fiction, autobiography, and film?that have portrayed or enacted various kinds of passing in the United States. Along the way, we will become acquainted with contemporary theories of identity. Our guiding questions will include: To what extent does the act of passing reinforce or unhinge seemingly natural categories of race, gender, or sexual orientation? What are the connections or disjunctions between closeting and crossing the color line? How might literary texts themselves pass? How do different historical and political contexts shape passing narratives and their reception? To what extent does passing across one axis of difference unsettle other categories of identity? The course format will be primarily discussion, with frequent opportunities for you to shape these and other questions. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
59726	Lecture-Discussion	CT1	5:00PM -8:00PM	F	Location Pending	Jaher, D	Part of Term: XM Date Range: 01/18/13-05/03/13 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: American Theatre Since 1945 Section Info: Online & Continuing Education (OCE) restrictions and assessments apply, see http://www.oce.illinois.edu. Enrollment in this section is restricted to students in the Danville Criminal Justice program. Restriction(s): Restricted to NDEG:Undergrad Nondeg-CE-UIUC.