ENGL 460

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Literature of American Minorities

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced topics seminar exploring literary expressions of minority experience in America.

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 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 460 class schedule data for spring 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	59138	Lecture-Discussion	3G	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	21 Psychology Building	Freeburg, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: SP24 - ENGL 460 - Lit of American Minorities - Christopher Freeburg - Roots: Modern Novels of Slavery - The 1960s is a fascinating period of exploration and experimentation that shaped contemporary fiction on slavery. This course looks to understand the shifts in political, intellectual, and aesthetic thinking from the Black Arts Movement to Avant Garde Poetics to television shows that give birth to one of the most popular forms of novel writing: the neo-slave novel. With the rich contexts of the 1960s and 1970s in mind, this course will read literature from Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Margaret Walker, Alex Haley, Gayl Jones, and Toni Morrison. There will be two papers and weekly writing assignments. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	59137	Lecture-Discussion	3U	12:00PM -12:50PM	MWF	21 Psychology Building	Freeburg, C	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: SP24 - ENGL 460 - Lit of American Minorities - Christopher Freeburg - Roots: Modern Novels of Slavery - The 1960s is a fascinating period of exploration and experimentation that shaped contemporary fiction on slavery. This course looks to understand the shifts in political, intellectual, and aesthetic thinking from the Black Arts Movement to Avant Garde Poetics to television shows that give birth to one of the most popular forms of novel writing: the neo-slave novel. With the rich contexts of the 1960s and 1970s in mind, this course will read literature from Amiri Baraka, William Styron, Margaret Walker, Alex Haley, Gayl Jones, and Toni Morrison. There will be two papers and weekly writing assignments. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.