Department of English

This course will consider ways of understanding race and ethnicity in the context of Asian America. Our discussions will explore theories and histories of racial formation, with a special emphasis on interethnic and interracial interactions, and we will read these frameworks alongside a range of innovative narratives. We will pay particular attention to recent literary works that complicate received categories of racial identity.

This course entails lively participation, an in-class presentation, and a final research paper.