ENGL 461

Fall 2016 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 22-Dec 7

Topics in Literature

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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. May be repeated for graduate credit if topics vary. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 461 class schedule data for fall 2016
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32347	Lecture-Discussion	CJ	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Jenkins, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Credit: 3 hours Section Title: Afrofuturism & Blk Speculative Section Info: Topic Section CJ: Afrofuture and Black Speculative How do black writers and artists envision the future? How have black cultural producers re-imagined and revised the past, and given voice to alternative possibilities for the present? In this course, we will examine “Afrofuturism”—a term coined by Mark Dery in the mid-1990s—as a literary and cultural aesthetic that incorporates science fiction and fantasy, magical realism, and non-Western cosmology, in creative works that challenge the racial homogeneity of conventional genre fiction and explore questions of black identity and subjectivity in futuristic contexts. We will consider, as well, how black speculative fiction—including historical works that may not fit under the sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism umbrellas—has not only looked toward the racial future, but reimagined the past and its relationship to the present in startling and controversial ways. We will read fiction and graphic novels by authors such as Derrick Bell, Octavia Butler, Samuel Delaney, W.E.B. DuBois, Tananarive Due, John Jennings, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Kiini Ibura Salaam, and will also explore music, video, visual art, and film by artists including, but not limited to, Sun Ra, Outkast, Alabama Shakes, DJ Spooky, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Wangechi Mutu, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. Two short papers, in-class presentation, and a final seminar paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.
	40446	Lecture-Discussion	CJG	9:30AM -10:50AM	TR	David Kinley Hall	Jenkins, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/22/16-12/07/16 Credit: 4 hours Section Title: Afrofuturism & Blk Speculative Section Info: Topic Section CJG: Afrofuture and Black Speculative How do black writers and artists envision the future? How have black cultural producers re-imagined and revised the past, and given voice to alternative possibilities for the present? In this course, we will examine “Afrofuturism”—a term coined by Mark Dery in the mid-1990s—as a literary and cultural aesthetic that incorporates science fiction and fantasy, magical realism, and non-Western cosmology, in creative works that challenge the racial homogeneity of conventional genre fiction and explore questions of black identity and subjectivity in futuristic contexts. We will consider, as well, how black speculative fiction—including historical works that may not fit under the sci-fi, fantasy, and magical realism umbrellas—has not only looked toward the racial future, but reimagined the past and its relationship to the present in startling and controversial ways. We will read fiction and graphic novels by authors such as Derrick Bell, Octavia Butler, Samuel Delaney, W.E.B. DuBois, Tananarive Due, John Jennings, Victor LaValle, Nnedi Okorafor, and Kiini Ibura Salaam, and will also explore music, video, visual art, and film by artists including, but not limited to, Sun Ra, Outkast, Alabama Shakes, DJ Spooky, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Wangechi Mutu, Lizzo, and Janelle Monae. Two short papers, in-class presentation, and a final seminar paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.