| Course Title: Introduction to Asian American Literature |
| Start Date: 09/04/2019 End Date: 12/17/2019 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2019 |
| Description: This course introduces students to Asian American literature, considering its historical origins and evolution. Throughout the course we explore questions of identity, immigration and citizenship, generational conflict, war and migration, and mixed and cross-racial politics. Readings of primary texts will be supplemented by historical and critical source materials. Authors may include Nina Revoyr, Ruth Ozeki, Nam Le, Chang-rae Lee, Aimee Phan, Susan Choi, and Jhumpa Lahiri. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Iyko Day | 413-538-3222 | iday@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 09/04/2019 - 12/17/2019 | Discussion | Tuesday and Thursday | 08:30AM - 09:45AM | SHTK - Shattuck Hall | 318 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags | ||
| ASIAN0001 | ASIAN: Asian Studies minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Asian Studies minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought major | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| CST0001 | CSTH: Critical Social Thought minor | This course has been approved to count towards the Critical Social Thought major and minor. |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Closed | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 18 | Available: 0 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Southland Author: Revoyr, Nina Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1888451416 Publisher: Akashic Books |
Required | 12.35 |
| Title: Woman Warrior Author: Kingston, Maxine Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0679721886 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 8.92 |
| Title: M Butterfly Author: Hwang, David Henry Copyright: 1998 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Dramatists Play Service |
Required | 6.34 |
| Title: We Should Never Meet Author: Phan, Aimee Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: Publisher: Picador |
Required | 12.46 |
| Title: Rolling the Rs Author: Linmark, R. Zamora Copyright: 1995 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 1885030517 Publisher: Kaya Press |
Required | 11.52 |
| Title: The Namesake Author: Lahiri, Jhumpa Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0618485228 Publisher: Mariner |
Required | 10.17 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is the complete book list for this class. |
| Copies are on order at Odyssey Bookstore |