ENGL 471
Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature I
Fall 2026 · Topics in Modern/Contemporary American Literature I — Race, Sound, African American Literature
Topics
- Sound studies and African American literature
- radio
- racialization
- Black aesthetics and politics.
Readings
- Named in description (status as stated): We will read the work of literary Black figures (like Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and Ann Petry) written during the Golden Age of Radio.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- Official departmental HTML course page ↗Fall 2026
- Source labels these as course materials; required versus recommended status is not specified. Public departmental HTML description; not necessarily a complete syllabus. Separate source variants are retained.