ENGL 460

Spring 2026 All Classes

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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.

ENGL 460 class schedule data for spring 2026
CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
74234
Lecture-Discussion
7G
12:30PM -1:45PM
TR
140 Henry Administration Bldg
Green, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Credit:
4 hours
Section Info:
SP26 ENGL 460 - Literature of American Minorities - Javiera Green - The Afterlife of Slavery in Contemporary Minority Literature - This class will explore literary representations of the minority experience in America through the lens of slavery’s enduring legacy in contemporary literature and culture after the 1960s. Specifically, the course examines how writers from Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities engage with the afterlife of slavery to confront historical trauma, systemic inequality, and erasure. Course material will include fiction, memoir, poetry, and speculative literature from authors such as Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Jesmyn Ward, and Ayanna Mathis alongside theoretical texts by scholars such as Kimberlé Crenshaw, Edward Said, and Walter Johnson to investigate how authors reinterpret history, resist dominant cultural narratives, and imagine alternative futures.
74233
Lecture-Discussion
7U
12:30PM -1:45PM
TR
140 Henry Administration Bldg
Green, J
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/20/26-05/06/26
Credit:
3 hours
Section Info:
SP26 ENGL 460 - Literature of American Minorities - Javiera Green - The Afterlife of Slavery in Contemporary Minority Literature - This class will explore literary representations of the minority experience in America through the lens of slavery’s enduring legacy in contemporary literature and culture after the 1960s. Specifically, the course examines how writers from Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized communities engage with the afterlife of slavery to confront historical trauma, systemic inequality, and erasure. Course material will include fiction, memoir, poetry, and speculative literature from authors such as Toni Morrison, Octavia Butler, Jesmyn Ward, and Ayanna Mathis alongside theoretical texts by scholars such as Kimberlé Crenshaw, Edward Said, and Walter Johnson to investigate how authors reinterpret history, resist dominant cultural narratives, and imagine alternative futures.
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