ENGL 462

Spring 2024 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Jan 16-May 1

Topics in Modern Fiction

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Advanced seminar devoted to topics in British, American, and Anglophone fiction from approximately 1800 to the present day. Continental fiction in English translation may occasionally be considered.

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 462 class schedule data for spring 2024
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	32235	Lecture-Discussion	1G	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	108 English Building	Carroll, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: SP24 ENGL 462 Rachel Carroll - Money and Power in Contemporary Fiction - Contemporary literature gives us an intimate look into the big picture systems that organize our world, including how people make money and gain power in late 20th- and 21st-century societies. In this class, we’ll learn what fiction written after 1980 can teach us about the relationships between race, colonialism, gender, and global capitalism as people hustle, survive, and try to find a better way to live. Our readings will run the gamut from gritty realism to speculative fiction, from the factories of Shenzhen to Wall Street, from intergalactic space stations to 19th-century Haiti. You can expect to read literature by authors like James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, Ling Ma, and Hernan Diaz, and watch a film by the director Bong Joon-ho. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	32233	Lecture-Discussion	1U	9:30AM -10:45AM	TR	108 English Building	Carroll, R	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/16/24-05/01/24 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: SP24 ENGL 462 Rachel Carroll - Money and Power in Contemporary Fiction - Contemporary literature gives us an intimate look into the big picture systems that organize our world, including how people make money and gain power in late 20th- and 21st-century societies. In this class, we’ll learn what fiction written after 1980 can teach us about the relationships between race, colonialism, gender, and global capitalism as people hustle, survive, and try to find a better way to live. Our readings will run the gamut from gritty realism to speculative fiction, from the factories of Shenzhen to Wall Street, from intergalactic space stations to 19th-century Haiti. You can expect to read literature by authors like James Baldwin, Octavia Butler, Ling Ma, and Hernan Diaz, and watch a film by the director Bong Joon-ho. Restriction(s): Not intended for students with Freshman class standing. Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.