Asian American Literature
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course introduces the range of Asian American literature from its earliest works around the turn of the 20th century to its proliferation in contemporary literature.
Outcomes: Students will trace major developments in Asian American literature, recognize the diversity of Asian American identities and histories, and apply key concepts and historical contexts from Asian American culture.
Prerequisites: UCLR 100, UCLR 100C, UCLR 100E, UCLR 100M, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
This course introduces the range of Asian American literature from its earliest works around the turn of the 20th century to its proliferation in contemporary literature.
Outcomes: Students will trace major developments in Asian American literature, recognize the diversity of Asian American identities and histories, and apply key concepts and historical contexts from Asian American culture.
Pre-requisites: UCWR 110, C- or higher
Writing Intensive and Multicultural
Tier 2 Literary Knowledge
Race and Ethnicity
This is a multicultural class.
This is a writing intensive class. A grade of C- or better in UCWR 110 is required to enroll.
This course introduces the range of Asian American literature from its earliest works around the turn of the twentieth century to its proliferation in contemporary literature.
The relatively recent resurgence of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. has revived a long-standing question in Asian American experience: where do Asian Americans belong? Their myriad histories include movement and continued connection across oceans and continents; subjection to laws and regulations that have restricted their movement into and within the U.S.; and, in the case of many Pacific Islanders, changes to their homes driven by colonialism. Their social positioning has also been various, whether embraced as the ¿model minority¿ or rejected as racial others, unassimilable foreigners, and potential threats. Thus, their literary productions often grapple with notions of place. Our examination of Asian American literature will explore various spatial scales ¿ for instance, local community, island, nation, and globe ¿ that have been sites of belonging, constraint, political investment, and conflict. We will examine a range of literary forms and styles, including poetry, drama, and prose fiction, to consider how Asian American authors have used aesthetic means to illuminate and critique conditions in the U.S. and the world.
This class is Writing Intensive; therefore, in conjunction with our study of this literature, we will give significant attention to the writing process. Course requirements will include active reading, written homework and quizzes, class participation and writing practice, a group presentation, and literary analysis essays.
Prerequisites: Successful completion of UCWR 110 or its equivalent (except for students in the Honors Program); successful completion of UCLR 100 if admitted Fall 2012 or later, unless a declared major or minor in the Department of English, Classical Studies, or Modern Languages and Literatures.
***This is a Writing-Intensive Course. It also fulfills the Multicultural Requirement and carries a Core Diversity Designation.
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