ENGL 2620 - Introduction to Asian American Literature

(crosslisted)
(also AAS 2620, AMST 2620) (LA-AS)

Spring. 3-4 credits, variable.

This course, which welcomes non-English majors and English majors alike, may be taken for 3 or 4 credits; those choosing 4 credits will complete an additional writing project. English majors should take the course for 4 credits to help them fulfill more readily their credit-hour requirements.

S. Wong.

This course will introduce both a variety of writings by Asian North American authors and some critical issues concerning the production and reception of Asian American texts. Working primarily with novels, we will be asking questions about the relation between literary forms and the socio-historical context within which they take on their meanings, and about the historical formation of Asian American identities.