ENGL299 - Asian American Cultural Criticism

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Academic Year 2005/2006

Asian American Cultural Criticism
ENGL 299 SP

How do we make sense of Asian American culture as a coalition of differences and contradictions. This seminar will survey and read closely recent scholarship on Asian American culture. The class will interrogate how these works theorize the textual, cultural and political coalition called Asian America and its connections with other communities of color. We will apply these theories to literary and filmic texts by and about Asian Americans. Moreover, we will ask how such theories help us reconceptualize difference, nationhood, citizenship and coalition.

MAJOR READINGS

Palumbo-Liu, Asian/America (Culture)
Trinh, Framer Framed (Film)
Nguyen, Race and Resistance (Literature)
Chang, Disoriented (Law)
Chu, Imagine Otherwise (Law and Literature)

Literature:
Okada, No No Boy

Film:
Daughter from Danang (PBS Documentary)
Trinh. Surname Viet Given Name Nam
Cho. I am the One that I want

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will submit weekly inquiry papers on the assigned reading(s). Each student will present an aspect of the class session's reading assignment, distributing a 4-6 page written version and set of questions to other students. Grades will be based on a 15-page final project, inquiry papers, presentations and active listening and participation in class discussion.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Students who have taken Asian Am. Lit, Multi-Ethnic Literature or Introduction to Ethnic Studies will have priority. This course meets the English department's theory requirement.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: NONE

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Isaac,Allan Punzalan

Times: ...W... 07:00PM-09:50PM; Location: CRT285;

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 15)

Special Attributes:

Curricular Renewal: Reading Non-Verbal Texts, Speaking

Permission: Permission of Instructor Required
POI will be granted by the instructor during the drop/add period using electronic drop/add.

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Last Updated on MAR-30-2006