Asian Americans and Popular Culture
AMST 220
Spring 2017
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01
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| Crosslisting:
CEAS 267 |
This course explores the history and experiences of Asian Americans through the site of popular culture, which includes films, comics, television, music, and digital culture. We will discuss how Asians are represented in U.S. mainstream culture and how Asian Americans responded with their own cultural productions. The project will require students to produce artworks and other creative forms to tease out the themes discussed in the class such as marginalization, cultural exotization, stereotyping, globalization, appropriation/cultural theft, and hybridity. A transnational dimension analyzes popular culture in Asia. The historical time frame of the course will be mostly the late 19th century until the 21st century. To analyze organizing about Asian American media representation, students will adopt a cultural activist lens to encourage more public visibility for minorities. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(CEAS-MN) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Nhi Lieu, THE AMERICAN DREAM IN VIETNAMESE
Darrell Hamamoto, MONITORED PERIL: ASIAN AMERICANS AND THE POLITICS OF TV REPRESENTATION
Jane Park, YELLOW FUTURE: ORIENTAL STYLE IN HOLLYWOOD CINEMA
Deborah Wong and Mai Elliot, I WANT THE MICROPHONE: MASS MEDIATION AND AGENCY IN ASIAN-AMERICAN POPULAR MUSIC
Ly Chong Jalao, LOOKING GRAN TORINO IN THE EYE
Bangele Alysaybar, DECONSTRUCTING DEVIANCE: FILIPINO AMERICAN YOUTH GANGS, PARTY CULTURE, AND ETHNIC IDENTITY IN LOS ANGELES
Lan Duong, PARODYING THE NATION: CROSS-DRESSING AND VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMEDY
Malia McAndrew, JAPANESE AMERICAN BEAUTY PAGEANTS AND MINSTREL SHOWS
Nhi Lieu, TRANSNATIONAL GAZES AND THE PRODUCTION OF ROMANCE IN ASIAN/AMERICAN BRIDAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Jennifer Lim, ASIAN AMERICAN YOUTH CULTURE
Thomas Nakayama, SHOW/DOWN TIME: RACE, GENDER, SEXUALITY AND POPULAR CULTURE
Eve Oishi, 13 BAD ASIANS: NEW FILM AND VIDEO BY QUEER ASIAN AMERICAN ARTISTS
Keith Osajima, ASIAN AMERICANS AS THE MODEL MINORITY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE POPULAR PRES IMAGE IN THE 1960S
Long Bui, BREAKING INTO THE CLOSET: NEGOTIATING THE QUEER BOUNDARIES OF ASIAN AMERICAN MASCULINITY AND DOMESTICITY
Selected articles and additional course readings will be uploaded to Moodle.
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Examinations and Assignments:
2 short papers, 1 midterm, in-class assignments, and one creative final project |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Class participation is required in the discussions, and student input will be incorporated in the lectures. |
| Instructor(s): Bui,Long Thanh Times: .M.W.F. 08:50AM-09:40AM; Location: FISK413; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 30 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 9 | | |
| Seats Available: 9 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 7 | FR: 4 |
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