Asian Americans and Popular Culture (247-0-1)

Instructors

Jonathan Gen Magat
Crowe 1-135
Office Hours: Thursday 1-2pm and by appointment

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

What constitutes "Asian American," "popular," and "culture" within "Asian American Popular Culture"? How can we connect cultural productions by, for, and about Asian Americans to larger structures of race, gender, class, sexuality, (dis)ability, and nation? To grapple with these questions, this course will engage a variety of historical and contemporary cultural forms, such as memoirs, documentaries, film, poetry, music, performance, graphic novels, video games, social media, and more. This course final may be an on-campus community show, where students will showcase their engagements with the power, politics, and praxis of Asian American pop culture.

Class Materials (Required)

Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, Wang. (2022). Rise: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now. ISBN: 978-0358508090
Ali Wong. (2019). "Dear Girls: Intimate Tales, Untold Secrets & Advice for Living Your Best Life" ISBN: 978-0525508830

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area