Spring 2026 Undergraduate English Courses

01   MW7   CAC   12262  IBRIONKE  MU-111 Happiness in African and World Literatures ON DECEMBER 2017, I went to Sierra Leone for the first time in my 24 years of life. Of course, I was met with pure glee by some, for the mere fact that I was connecting with the place my mother calls home. I was also met with confusion by others. Many mused on the safety of the continent and what it means to travel to an African country reeling from an epidemic and natural disaster. Yet, I knew Sierra Leone’s recent...

01  MTH3  CAC    10372   CHOI    MU-11 This course same as 050:377:01 Crises and Debates in Asian American Literature and Culture This course offers an opportunity to read widely in the field of Asian American and diasporic literature. We will cover the foundational debates, central issues, and canonical literary texts that have grounded the study of Asian racial formation in the United States and established Asian American literature as a discipline. But we will also read lesser known or more recent...

01  MW6  CAC  12263   SOTO  HH-A3 Latinx Literatures Unbound  This course examines Latinx literary imaginaries beyond conventional geographies and timelines established by the U.S.-Mexico border in 1848. We will approach the study of Latinx literature and culture as a hemispheric project that includes but is not limited to the US-Mexico border and borderlands. Instead of engaging Latinidad according to a chronology or survey of traditional national or ethnic categories, our readings will abide by...