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Academic Year 2003/2004

Introduction to Asian American Literature
AMST 262 FA

This course serves as a broad introduction to Asian American literature. Through close readings of key Asian American literary works, as well as works by emergent authors, we will ask what it means to be "Asian American," how literary works "represent" these experiences and how the meaning of Asian American has changed by developments within the Asian American literary and political imagination. We will also examine how race, class, gender and sexuality inform the aesthetic and political dimensions of Asian American literature. In particular, we will address concerns about "authenticity," immigrant experiences and the positioning of Asian Americans as perpetual outsiders.

MAJOR READINGS

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA AMST    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Mannur,Anita H.   

Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM;     Location: JUDD113

Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 4   Jr. major: 4

SR. non-major: 4   Jr. non-major: 4   SO: 7   FR: 7

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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