ENGL 460

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Literature of American Minorities

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 fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			42979	Lecture-Discussion	1G	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	Psychology Building	Freeburg, C	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: FA26 ENGL 460 - Literature of American Minorities - Chris Freeburg - Black Music and American Literature after 1865 - In this course we explore the historical emergence of African American music to reveal their impact on US literatures; in addition to exploring the reach of this musical expression this topic is a special opportunity to think rigorously about the intersecting demands of interdisciplinary connectivity and disciplinary knowledge. This course studies spirituals, jazz, and blues in two overlapping modes of analysis: first, what is the form, physical and spiritual expression, folkloric and theological content contained in this music? Second, what literatures transcribe, document, and recreate this music in literary forms. We’ll read the fictional writing and essays of Thomas Higginson, Herman Melville, W.E.B. Du Bois, Albert Murray, Sterling Brown, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
			43577	Lecture-Discussion	1U	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	Psychology Building	Freeburg, C	Availability: CrossListOpen (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: FA26 ENGL 460 - Literature of American Minorities - Chris Freeburg - Black Music and American Literature after 1865 - FA26 ENGL 460 - Literature of American Minorities - Chris Freeburg - Black Music and American Literature after 1865 - In this course we explore the historical emergence of African American music to reveal their impact on US literatures; in addition to exploring the reach of this musical expression this topic is a special opportunity to think rigorously about the intersecting demands of interdisciplinary connectivity and disciplinary knowledge. This course studies spirituals, jazz, and blues in two overlapping modes of analysis: first, what is the form, physical and spiritual expression, folkloric and theological content contained in this music? Second, what literatures transcribe, document, and recreate this music in literary forms. We’ll read the fictional writing and essays of Thomas Higginson, Herman Melville, W.E.B. Du Bois, Albert Murray, Sterling Brown, Zora Neale Hurston, and Ralph Ellison. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.