Spring 2005

WGS 345 • ASIAN AMERICAN SEXUALITIES-W

Course Description

In this course, we will seek to understand the significance of bodies and desires to Asian American history, particularly Asian American experiences of inequality along the lines of race, class, gender, and the state. This course has a Substantial Writing Component. Grading Two class presentations (20%) Twelve 1-2 page response papers (20%) Paper proposal and bibliography (10%) Twelve-to-fifteen page essay (30%) Class participation (20%) Textbooks Louis Chu, Eat a Bowl of Tea David Eng, Racial Castration David Eng and Alice Hom, eds., Q&A: Queer in Asian America Martin Manalansan, Global Divas Andrew Pham, Catfish and Mandala Nayan Shah, Contagious Divides Jee Yeon-Yuh, Beyond the Shadow of Camptown

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