Afro-Asian Intersections in the Americas
ENGL 293
Spring 2025
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 291, AFAM 291 |
| Course Cluster and Certificates: Asian American Studies |
This course explores a range of historical, cultural, and political intersections between African and Asian diasporic people in the Americas from the late 19th century to the present. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, we will examine key moments in the history of Afro-Asian encounters in the Americas, including the importation of slave and coolie labor in the 19th century, the formation of anticolonial and antiracist "Third World" movements in the United States and abroad, and the 1992 Los Angeles uprising. We will also study forms of cultural interracialism, from African Americans' mania for kung fu in the 1970s, to interracial buddy films like Rush Hour (1998), to the contemporary fiction of writers such as Patricia Powell and Charles Johnson. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(ENGL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Nancy Abelmann and John Lie, BLUE DREAMS: KOREAN AMERICANS AND THE LOS ANGELES RIOTS Leslie Bow, PARTLY COLORED: ASIAN AMERICANS AND RACIAL ANOMALY IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH Patricia Powell, THE PAGODA Vijay Prashad, EVERYBODY WAS KUNG-FU FIGHTING: AFRO-ASIAN CONNECTIONS AND THE MYTH OF CULTURAL PURITY Brett Ratner, RUSH HOUR (1998 FILM) Eric Tang, UNSETTLED: CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE NEW YORK "HYPERGHETTO"
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Examinations and Assignments:
weekly responses, presentation, 2 short papers, 1 final paper
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the following English major requirements:
American Literature, Literary History 3
Course is part of the Asian American Course Cluster.
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| Instructor(s): Tang,Amy Cynthia Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: DWNY200; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 6 | FR: 3 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 7 | 1st Ranked: 4 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 2 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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