ENGL2019 — Asian American Literature
ENGL 2019 - Asian American Literature ENGL 2019 - Asian American Literature Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab 0 Internship hours per week 0 Course Description: This college literature course, intended for all students, examines the literary works produced by American writers with ancestral roots in Asian countries such as Laos, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, India, and China. Topics include immigration, identify formation, racism and other forms of oppression, power structures and relationships, and cultural adaptations. As representations of diverse communities and literary genres, authors may include Sui Sin Far, David Mura, Li-Young Lee, Jhumpa Lahiri, Kao Kalia Yang, and Thi Bui. MnTC Goals Goal 6 Goal 7A Major Content 1. Background: terms/key questions a. What does it mean to be “Asian American”? b. Review of literary elements, critical frameworks, and terminology c. Questions of canon formation 2. Immigration literature (1850s -1940s) a. Conditions for Asians coming to America b. Asians struggling to form an American identity c. Racism, exclusion, and power relationships among racial groups 3. Post-war literature (1940s-1970s) a. Struggles with American identity after World War II b. Racism, inclusion, and power relationships among racial groups 4. Representations of Asian American identities in popular literature (1970s-2000) a. Representations of “Asian American” at the end of the 20th century b. Racism, exclusion, inclusion, and power relationships among racial groups 5. Literature
Prerequisites: ENGL0950, RDNG0940, RDNG0950, ENGL0090, ESOL0051, ESOL0052