Department of English

This experimental seminar will investigate Asian American visual culture from both art historical and cultural studies perspectives. Students will be introduced to the history, making, reception, curation, and circulation of Asian American art from the 1960s to the present. In addition to close readings and formal analyses of our chosen artworks, we will be reading broadly in Asian American history as well as studying artist bios, critical texts, and theories about race and art. A fundamental component of this seminar will be a number of mandatory museum, gallery, and studio visits. Students may therefore have to adjust their schedules to accommodate these obligations.