Course details

Name: ENGL - 308

Title: GENDER AND SEXUALITY IN ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND FILM

Section: 01

Semester: Fall - 2017

Credits: 3

Description:
This is a hybrid class, which means we meet face-to-face on Wed. and will have an asynchronous online exercise during in the week.

This course will approach contemporary Asian American culture through the analytic lenses of gender and sexuality. We will consider literature, film, and internet sources by and about Asian Americans. The intersections of race, gender, and sexuality will especially guide our investigation. We will think about topics such as youth culture and popular culture, the model minority narrative, refugee cultures, and intergenerational issues.

Schedule: Monday,Wednesday From 1:00 pm To 2:15 pm

Graduation requirements:

• Any Literature (1e)
• Genre Study (Fiction)
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• Other American (TE 1d)
• Post-1900 (1d)
• Ethnic Studies (3b)
• Women and Gender Studies (3c)

Teaching Faculty: Cheng Emily (chenge)

Is course canceled: No