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Introduction to Asian American Literature (275-0-01)

Instructors

Raymond Andrew San Diego
Crowe 1-125

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-415: Tues, Thurs 12:30PM - 1:50PM

Overview of class

This course is composed of two parts. The first is an introduction to the foundational works of 20th century Asian American Literature. We will begin with the newspaper stories of Hisaye Yamamoto, continue with works by Carlos Bulosan and John Okada, and conclude with Maxine Hong Kingston's genre-defying The Woman Warrior. The second part is a study of contemporary texts: R. Zamora Linmark's Rolling the R's, Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, and other writings by queer and feminist Asian Americans.

Class Materials (Required)

Maxine Hong Kingston, The Woman Warrior, (ISBN 978-0679721888)
John Okada, No-No Boy, (ISBN 978-0295994048)
R. Zamora Linmark, Rolling the R's, (ISBN 978-1885030511)
Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous (ISBN  978-0525562023)

Class Attributes

Literature & Fine Arts Distro Area

Associated Classes

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Fri 11:00AM - 11:50AM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-329: Fri 12:00PM - 12:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-343: Fri 1:00PM - 1:50PM

DIS - Kresge Centennial Hall 2-335: Fri 2:00PM - 2:50PM