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Lecturer(s)
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Course content
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Introduction to the seminar and Asian American literature - defining the course's focus Yellow peril; Erika Lee (excerpts), the Chinese Exclusion Act; representation in the press. Model minority; a chapter from Minor Feelings (Cathy Park Hong), etc. Stereotypes & Hollywood; Interior Chinatown by Charles Wu (Act I + II), etc. Internment literature: Citizen 13660 by Miné Okubo (whole comic book). Asian Woman and silence: Kingston's short stories/two chapters "Woman Warrior" and "White Tigers". Language and identity: Myung Mi Kin "Into Such Assembly" (poem), Ken Liu "The Paper Menagerie" (short story). Asian (American) masculinity: Ocean Vuong - Part I from On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous. Race, gender, sexuality: Henry David Hwang - M. Butterfly (whole play). Whiteness: Shortcomings by Adrian Tomine (whole comic book). Contemporary autobiography: Sigh, Gone by Phuc Tran (selected chapter). (up-to-date syllabus and literature in Moodle)
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
- Independent critical reading
- 26 hours per semester
- Contact teaching
- 26 hours per semester
- Preparation for a credit (assessment)
- 22 hours per semester
- Home preparation for classes
- 45 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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The course aims to deepen the knowledge of identity issues in literature as well as cultural studies through the specific example of Asian American literature. The course will introduce Asian American literature from the beginning to the present, and will also focus on the diversity of literary genres, as well as selected topics related to identity. The Asian American community will be viewed in a broader cultural context. Given the nature of the course, the syllabus focuses on both canonical and recent contemporary literature.
The course deepens not only students' theoretical knowledge but also their ability to critically analyze fiction, essays, and films. In doing so, students will gain a broader insight into minority literature and culture, in addition to broadening their reading and other horizons.
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Prerequisites
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unspecified
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Oral examination, Work-related product analysis
Seminar attendance is compulsory, 4 absences tolerated. Detailed reading and preparation for the seminars, including the reading of 2 comic books, a play, extensive parts of novels, short stories. Students are required to familiarize themselves with all materials in Moodle. Active participation in discussions. Completion of assignments in Moodle. Oral exam.
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Recommended literature
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Eng, David L., and Shinhee Han. Racial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans. Durham: Duke University Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-4780-0160-7.
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Eng, David L. Racial Castration: Managing Masculinity in Asian America. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2007.
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Fujiwara, Lynn, and Shireen Roshanravan. Asian American Feminisms and Women of Color Politics. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2018.
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Hebbar, Reshmi J. Modeling minority women : heroines in African and Asian American fiction. New York: Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0-415-97232-9.
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Cheung, King-Kok. An interethnic companion to Asian American literature. New York: USA, 1997. ISBN 0-521-44312-1.
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Chu, Patricia P. Assimilating Asians: Gendered Strategies of Authorship in Asian America. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-8223-8135-8.
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Lee, Erika. The Making of Asian America: A History. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2016. ISBN 9781476739410.
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Lowe, Lisa. Immigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics. Durham, NC: Duke University Press, 2004.
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Ngai, Mae M. Impossible Subjects: Illegal Aliens and the Making of Modern America. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2014.
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Wu, Ellen D. The Color of Success: Asian Americans and the Origins of the Model Minority. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2013.
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