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| Semester: | Spring 2026 |
| Number: | 0122-224-001 |
| Instructor: | Emily Luan |
| Days: | Tuesday Thursday 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm |
| Note: | Traditional In-Person Class |
| Location: | Garden City |
| Credits: | 3 |
| Course Materials: | View Text Books |
| Description: |
Students will examine works, authors, and themes of Asian American literature from the mid-20th century to the contemporary moment. Students will track the term "Asian America," its roots in political activism, and its connection to U.S. migration history to understand how Asian American literature in the U.S. has been shaped. (Distribution Reqs:Humanities) |
| Learning Goals: |
Students will be able to:describe the historical and cultural contexts that have formed Asian America and its literatureemploy close reading skills on literary works of various genres, such as poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and other forms of literary productioncompose in a variety of critical, creative, and ekphrastic responses to those textsdiscuss and present on key issues on Asian American literatureconduct additional research focused on Asian American literatureevaluate the interconnections of race, gender, sexuality, class, nationality, and citizenship on the creation and reception of these literatureswrite and revise critical writing that synthesizes primary texts and theoretical texts in a cohesive manner and follows field-appropriate conventions of writing, vocabulary, and citation *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here. |
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