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Academic Year 2000/2001

Asian American Literature and Its Discontents
ENGL 344 SP

Is there such a thing as an "Asian American" literature? To answer this question, we will explore the emergence of Asian American literature as first anthologized in the 1960s with the BIG AIIIEEEE fueled by the Yellow Power Movement. Since then various challenges have impacted Asian American literature in terms of gender, sexuality, colonialism and transnationalism. Through various literary, filmic and theoretical texts, we will examine the general themes and concerns of these Asian American wo rks and how these themes have evolved throughout the 20th century. We will read these texts and essays to explore how these issues relate to a multicultural education, to the politics of representation and to Asian America as a politico-cultural project.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Isaac,Allen P.   

Times: .M.W... 02:40PM-04:00PM;     Location: FISK413

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 25)

SR. major: 5   Jr. major: 5

SR. non-major: 3   Jr. non-major: 5   SO: 5   FR: 2

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal:    Ethical Reasoning, Speaking

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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