Topics in Asian American Literature and Culture

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course invites students to explore specific themes, developments, histories, or forms within the literature and culture of Asian American communities, such as coming of age stories, contemporary migration, space and politics, race and technology, speculative fiction, and war and empire. Analysis will span works from different Asian American subgroups and examine the relationship between cultural production and social, political, and historical developments. The specific course topic in a semester will vary with the aims and expertise of the particular instructor.