After Orientalism: Asian American Literature and Theory After 2000
ENGL 361
Spring 2026
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From early articulations of cultural nationalist pride to today's transnational, intersectional, deconstructive, feminist, and queer critiques, Asian American studies is a field that has radically expanded and transformed since its original emergence out of the Third World and student strikes of the late 1960s. Fifty years after the field's inception, this course seeks to take the temperature of Asian America today by exploring a range of contemporary works published after the millennium. Alongside a selection of novels, poetry, short stories, and essays by some of the most acclaimed contemporary writers in America, we will also consider critical and theoretical texts that offer different perspectives on our contemporary historical moment, as ways of situating contemporary Asian America's aesthetic innovations. Though not required, it is strongly recommended that students have taken ENGL230 Introduction to Asian American Literature or a comparable substitute prior to enrolling. *Students may wish to read Ed Park's Same Bed Different Dreams in advance due to the length of the novel and the timing of the author's campus visit early in the semester.* |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (College of East Asian Studies Minor)(College of East Asian Studies)(English)(Social, Cultural and Critical Theory Certificate) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Gina Apostol, INSURRECTO; ISBN-10: 1616959444
Chang-rae Lee, ON SUCH A FULL SEA; ISBN-10: 1594632898
Ling Ma, SEVERANCE; ISBN-10: 1250214998
Julie Otsuka, BUDDHA IN THE ATTIC; ISBN-10: 0307744426
Ruth Ozeki, A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING; ISBN-10: 0143124870
Ed Park, SAME BED DIFFERENT DREAMS; ISBN-10: 0812978579
Tony Tulathimutte, REJECTION; ISBN-10: 0063337886
Ocean Vuong, NIGHT SKY WITH EXIT WOUNDS; ISBN-10: 155659495X
Charles Yu, SORRY, PLEASE THANK YOU; ISBN-10: 0307948463
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Examinations and Assignments:
weekly forum posts, two short papers, one longer final, group presentation |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to the fulfillment of the following ENGL major requirements: AL, LH3, Research Option |
| Instructor(s): Tang,Amy Cynthia Times: .M.W... 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: DWNY200; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: 4 | JR major: 4 | | |
| Seats Available: 3 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 2 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
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