ENGL 379 - Gender Formation in Asian American Literature

4 HU, CD, WR
First Semester. This class will explore questions of gender and sexuality in the context of Asian American literature. The key issues driving the course will be: how do Asian American writers imagine and represent gender and sexuality? What are the specific pressures faced by writers of Asian descent when representing gender and sexuality, and how do those pressures shape creative production? Authors may include Maxine Hong Kingston, Frank Chin, Hisaye Yamamoto, R. Zamora Linmark, and Kimiko Hahn. American, Diversity, Post-1900.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled “For Introductory Courses to the Study of English”.
Enrollment Limit: 25.
Mr. Liu

Credits: 4 hours