English Literature (ENG) |
118 Prince Lucien Campbell, 541-346-3911
English
College of Arts & Sciences
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Course Data
| ENG 242 Intro Asian Amer Lit >1 >IP |
4.00 cr. |
| Asian American literature and culture in relevant intellectual, social, and historical contexts. |
| Grading Options: |
Optional; see degree guide or catalog for degree requirements
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| Instructor: |
Li D  |
Office:
275 PLC
Phone:
(541) 346-3940
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CRN |
Avail |
Max |
Time |
Day |
Location |
Instructor |
Notes |
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36784 |
5 |
40 |
1200-1250 |
mwf |
195 ANS |
Li D |
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Final Exam: |
1015-1215 |
f 6/15 |
195 ANS |
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Academic Deadlines
| Deadline |
Last day to: |
| April 1: |
Process a complete drop (100% refund, no W recorded) |
| April 8: |
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| April 8: |
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| April 9: |
Drop this course (75% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 9: |
Process a complete drop (75% refund, no W recorded; after this date, W's are recorded) |
| April 11: |
Add this course |
| April 11: |
Last day to change to or from audit |
| April 15: |
Withdraw from this course (75% refund, W recorded) |
| April 22: |
Withdraw from this course (50% refund, W recorded) |
| April 29: |
Withdraw from this course (25% refund, W recorded) |
| May 20: |
Withdraw from this course (0% refund, W recorded) |
| May 20: |
Change grading option for this course |
 | You can't drop your last class using the "Add/Drop" menu in DuckWeb. Go to the “Completely Withdraw from Term/University” link to begin the complete withdrawal process. If you need assistance with a complete drop or a complete withdrawal, please contact the Office of Academic Advising, 101 Oregon Hall, 541-346-3211 (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday). If you are attempting to completely withdraw after business hours, and have difficulty, please contact the Office of Academic Advising the next business day. |
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Expanded Course Description
| This introductory course examines literature, film, and critical essays by contemporary Asian American writers in order to examine the development of Asian America as a literary field of interest and "Asian American" as a contested category of ethnic and national identity. While the course covers a diverse range of Asian immigrant histories, we pay specific attention to the formation of Asian American subjectivities across axes of ethnicity, gender, sexuality, and class. Readings are organized both chronologically and in response to a series of thematic issues, including Asian American racial formation, gender and sexuality, and narratives of migration. The novels, short stories, plays, and films we study in this class map an ongoing movement in Asian American studies from domesticated narratives of immigrant assimilation towards writings that increasingly examine the transnational categories of nationhood and citizenship.
In addition to being Arts and Letters group-satisfying, this course also fulfills the UO multicultural requirement, category B: Identity, Pluralism, and Tolerance because of its engagement with the changing nature of Asian American identities and the historical and contemporary relationships between Asian American communities and the dominant U.S. society.
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