Advanced Seminar for Majors and Minors (392-0-1)

Topic

Asian American Sexualities

Instructors

Raymond San Diego
Crowe 1-125

Meeting Info

Kresge Centennial Hall 2-325: Mon 3:00PM - 5:50PM

Overview of class

As a bookend to an "introductory" course, the capstone seminar allows Asian American Studies majors, minors, and graduate students to examine-at an advanced level- emerging shifts, trends, and provocations in contemporary scholarship to dabble in the politics of knowledge production within this interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary field. Students will integrate theories and methods from the course with their intellectual interests and community commitments to develop a culminating research, creative, or praxis-based project. Therefore, class sessions will be devoted to writing development, interpersonal and public speaking skills, and post-graduate planning.


In this class, we will practice reading and evaluating texts with the intent of understanding how scholars develop their research questions, modes of "data" collection, and structures of writing. We will also discuss the ethical concerns of conducting research on, about, and with intersectional Asian Americans. You will also develop practical skills such as how to develop research questions, write a literature review, and engage with scholarly communities. This course is open to any student who is planning on or currently writing a senior thesis.

Class Materials (Suggested)

N/A

Class Notes

Attendance at first class is mandatory.

Class Attributes

Advanced Expression