Afro-Asian Intersections in the Americas
AMST 291Z
Summer 2022 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
AFAM 291Z |
This course explores a range of historical, cultural, and political intersections between African Americans and Asian Americans from the late nineteenth 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 U.S., and the Los Angeles Uprising of 1992. We will also study forms of cultural interracialism, from African Americans' mania for kung fu in the 1970s, to the interracial buddy film Rush Hour (1998), and from the contemporary fiction of writers such as Patricia Powell and Charles Johnson to the sounds of hip hop. As this brief overview suggests, we will be examining a diverse selection of texts including history, fiction, ethnography, cultural studies, and film. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS AMST |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Patricia Powell, THE PAGODA; Nancy Abelmann and John Lie, BLUE DREAMS: KOREAN AMERICANS AND THE LOS ANGELES RIOTS; Moon-Ho Jung, COOLIES AND CANE: RACE, LABOR, AND SUGAR IN THE AGE OF EMANCIPATION; Leslie Bow, PARTLY COLORED: ASIAN AMERICANS AND RACIAL ANOMALY IN THE SEGREGATED SOUTH; Vijay Prashad, THE KARMA OF BROWN FOLK and EVERYBODY WAS KUNG-FU FIGHTING; Eric Tang, UNSETTLED: CAMBODIAN REFUGEES IN THE NEW YORK HYPERGHETTO; short fiction by Charles Johnson and Hisaye Yamamoto and additional readings by Bill Brown, Susan Koshy, Helen Jun, Gary Okihiro, and others. Films include ENTER THE DRAGON (1973) AND RUSH HOUR (1998).
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Examinations and Assignments:
Biweekly responses, one group presentation, two short papers, longer final paper
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Full syllabi will be posted to https://www.wesleyan.edu/summer/curriculum/index.html as they become available |
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