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ENGL224
Cities of the Chinese Diasporic Imagination
ENGL224 FA
Not Currently Offered
This course examines Chinese diasporic literature in English
by focusing on the cities these writers invoke and inhabit:
London, New York City, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Sydney.
Cities function as material spaces and metropolises of the
imagination. By attending to historical and linguistic
particularities, we interrogate the term "Chinese diaspora."
MAJOR READINGS
EAT A BOWL OF TEA by Louis Chu
BONE by Fae Myenne Ng
SOUR SWEET by Timothy Mo
FRESH GIRLS AND OTHER STORIES by Evelyn Lau
AFTER CHINA by Brian Castro
Various historical (and some critical) readings.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Two papers, mid-term, class
presentation.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Open to non-majors,
though prior exposure to literature courses preferable.
This course meets the departments historical knowledge
requirement.
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: Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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