ENGL 2620

Introduction to Asian American Literature

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course will introduce both a variety of writings and media by Asian North American authors and some critical issues concerning the production and reception of Asian American texts. Working with a variety of genres, 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. 

When Offered Fall.

Distribution Category (ALC-AS, SCD-AS) (CA-AG, D-AG, LA-AG)
Course Attribute (EC-SAP)
Satisfies Requirement This course counts toward the Literatures of the Americas and post-1800 requirements for English majors.

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