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