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ENG 4185

Contemporary Literature: Seminar

3 units

Fall 2026 · Beyond the Pale: Diverse Experimental Literature

Topics

  • Experimental literature
  • Marginalized identities
  • Literary form

Readings

  • R E D
    Chase Berggrun · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • The Blue Clerk
    Dionne Brand · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Dictee
    Theresa Hak Kyung Cha · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • feeld
    Jos Charles · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • A Brief History of Seven Killings
    Marlon James · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Counternarratives
    John Keene · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • WHEREAS
    Layli Long Soldier · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • The Dyzgraphxst
    Canisia Lubrin · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Zong!
    NorubeSe Philip · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Nature Poem
    Tommy Pico · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Don’t Let Me Be Lonely
    Claudia Rankine · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Persepolis
    Marjane Saratrapi [as printed] · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Noopiming: The Cure for White Ladies
    Leanne Betasamosake Simpson · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Harlem Gallery
    Melvin B. Tolson · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • The Sunflower Cast a Spell to Save Us From the Void
    Jackie Wang · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Blackacre
    Monica Youn · Possible primary text; selection from list
  • Race and the Avant-Garde
    Timothy Yu · Possible secondary text; selection from list
  • Experimental
    Natalia Cecire · Possible secondary text; selection from list
  • Integral Music
    Aldon Lynn Nielsen · Possible secondary text; selection from list
  • In the Break
    Fred Moten · Possible secondary text; selection from list
Sources