ENGL 455

Spring 2022 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 18-May 4

Major Authors

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Intensive study of the work of one or two major authors.

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 455 class schedule data for spring 2022
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32205	Lecture-Discussion	1G	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	312 Davenport Hall	Freeburg, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: SP22 Topics Section 1G: Topic: Morrison/Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks and Toni Morrison are two of the most prolific and award winning artists of the 20th/21st centuries who write about African American social life. This advanced course focuses on the period from the 1960s through the 1980s where these authors’ writing overlaps. In this historical moment and moments after, Black writers and their publishers especially, redefined what they wrote, who their audience was, and what they would focus on, especially as it related to pivotal issues like desegregation, the Cold War, Black feminism, and racial conflict. This course investigates how the writing of Morrison and Brooks reimagined the most pressing concerns in the US with Black humanity, family, and womanhood as a key focus. In addition to full class participation, students will be expected to hand in short weekly writings, a midterm paper and final paper. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	32202	Lecture-Discussion	1U	11:00AM -11:50AM	MWF	312 Davenport Hall	Freeburg, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/18/22-05/04/22 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: SP22 Topics Section 1G: Topic: Morrison/Brooks Gwendolyn Brooks and Toni Morrison are two of the most prolific and award winning artists of the 20th/21st centuries who write about African American social life. This advanced course focuses on the period from the 1960s through the 1980s where these authors’ writing overlaps. In this historical moment and moments after, Black writers and their publishers especially, redefined what they wrote, who their audience was, and what they would focus on, especially as it related to pivotal issues like desegregation, the Cold War, Black feminism, and racial conflict. This course investigates how the writing of Morrison and Brooks reimagined the most pressing concerns in the US with Black humanity, family, and womanhood as a key focus. In addition to full class participation, students will be expected to hand in short weekly writings, a midterm paper and final paper. Topic Section 1U: Morrison/Brooks Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.