Contemporary Filipino-American Narratives

4 credits · Undergraduate

This course examines how US imperialism and its legacies shape the contemporary landscape of politics, culture, and society in the Philippines and the Filipinx diaspora. Focusing on a diversity of cultural forms and mediums (including literature, film, art, music, fashion, and popular culture), students will learn about the power of narrative/knowledge in the context of US imperialism, as well as about the narrative strategies of people caught in the entangled spaces of US-Philippine encounters. Broadly, this course will cover themes such as imperialism, diaspora, labor migration, gender, and racial formation through the exploration of different key historical and political moments.