Asian American Gender and Sexuality in Historical Perspective
AMST 340
Spring 2016
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01
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| Crosslisting:
FGSS 340 |
| Course Cluster: Queer Studies |
This seminar approaches the study of Asian Americans through the lens of gender and sexuality. Topics include sexual fetishes/orientation, dating, marriage, sexual violence/harassment, exoticism, queer politics, and gender expression/nonconformity. We will consider controversial "adult-themed" materials that will provoke discussion and critical thinking about what it means to Asian American and a sexual being. The historical time-frame of the class will be mostly the late 17th century until the 21st century. There is an added transnational dimension with focus on sexuality in Asia. The seminar contains a cultural politics/sexual politics component that analyzes student activism and organizing around hotly contested issues. Through an interdisciplinary lens, texts will draw from numerous fields of study including sexology, women and gender studies, literary studies, film studies, and sociology. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 50% - 74% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Celine Shimizu, THE HYPERSEXUALITY OF RACE: PERFORMING ASIAN/AMERICAN WOMEN ON SCREEN AND SCENE
Yen Le Espiritu, ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND MEN
Gayatri Gopinath, IMPOSSIBLE DESIRES
Nguyen Tan Hoang, A VIEW FROM THE BOTTOM: ASIAN AMERICAN MASCULINITY AND SEXUAL REPRESENTATION
Audrey Yue, WHAT'S SO QUEER ABOUT HAPPY TOGETHER
Richard Fung, LOOKING FOR MY PENIS: THE EROTICIZED ASIAN IN GAY VIDEO PORN
Daniel Tsang, NOTES ON QUEER N ASIAN VIRTUAL SEX
Kevin Kumashiro, SUPPLEMENTING NORMALCY AND OTHERNESS: QUEER ASIAN AMERICAN MEN REFLECT ON STEREOTYPES, IDENTITY, AND OPPRESSION
Karen Pyke and Denise Johnson, ASIAN AMERICAN WOMEN AND RACIALIZED FEMININITIES "DOING" GENDER ACROSS CULTURAL WORLDS
Gigi Durham, DISPLACED PERSONS: SYMBOLS OF SOUTH ASIAN FEMININITY AND THE RETURNED GAZE IN US MEDIA CULTURE
Long T. Bui, RE-ORIENTING THE SOUTH: LOCATING QUEER VIETNAMESE REFUGEES IN TEXAS
Selected articles and additional course readings will be uploaded to Moodle.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three 5-7 page papers |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Participation is a seminar requirement. Each week a student will pair up with another student to present key themes from the weekly readings to the class. |
| Instructor(s): Bui,Long Thanh Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: WYL115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 5 | JR major: 5 | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 2 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: 0 |
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