A survey of Asian American literature and culture in English, and key topics in Asian American and Pacific Islander studies. Students will explore how Asians in America have imaginatively dramatized issues such as migration, labor, citizenship, war, imperialism, and assimilation.
Athena Title
Asian American Lit & Culture
Prerequisite
ENGL 1102 or ENGL 1102E or ENGL 1102S or ENGL 1050H or ENGL 1060H
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student learning Outcomes
Students in this class will become familiar with major authors and works in the Asian American and/or Pacific Islander literary canon.
Students in this class will become conversant in key terms and concepts in Asian American and/or Pacific Islander studies.
Students in this class will appreciate the richness and heterogeneity of Asian American literatures and cultures.
Students in this class will contextualize Asian American history and politics in relation to other ethnic and minority groups in the U.S.
Students in this class will understand the history and geopolitics of the Pacific and the U.S.
Students in this class will discuss the meaning and the value of pluralistic dialogue and multiculturalism.
Students in this class will become conversant in methods for literary and rhetorical analysis.
Students in this class will improve their critical thinking and analytic writing skills.
Topical Outline
Topics will vary by instructor, but a typical version of the course could include the following:
Asian American Poetry
Asian American Feminist and Queer Literature
Asian American Genre Fictions
Techno-Orientalism
Transpacific Critique
The Vietnam War in Literature and Culture
Asian American Literature and Theory
Institutional Competencies Learning Outcomes
Critical Thinking
The ability to pursue and comprehensively evaluate information before accepting or establishing a conclusion, decision, or action.
Social Awareness & Responsibility
The capacity to understand the interdependence of people, communities, and self in a global society.
