| Course | Title | Instructor | Description |
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| ASIANAM 53 | ASAM &COMP RACE REL | KIM, C. | Analyzes the Asian American experience in comparative perspective, which includes comparisons of different ethnic and racial groups, and across gender and class. Possible topics include labor, economy, politics, migration, nation, popular culture, gender, family, sexuality, and multiraciality. |
| ASIANAM 55 | ASAM & THE MEDIA | BALANCE, C | This course begins with the recent Asian American YouTube phenomenon as a launching point to examine: 1) independent media by and 2) mainstream representations of Asians/Asian Americans throughout U.S. cultural history. We will examine popular cultural genres/media: documentary & narrative film, zines & blogs, karaoke & cover performances, TV shows, stand-up comedy, and popular music. Employing theories of cultural studies, media studies, and performance studies, we will discuss the style and impact of various popular cultural forms and representations created by, for, and about Asians/Asian Americans. This course will also feature a number of guest speakers – artists, scholars, and producers working in different genres, artistic mediums, and arts/media organizations. Class assignments include: lecture/discussion sections, weekly reading responses, in-class midterm, online group project/presentation, and a final short writing assignment. |
| ASIANAM 111 | CHINESE DIASPORA | CHEN, Y | The Chinese diaspora is one of the oldest and most extensive diasporas. Its importance as a powerful force of globalization is increasingly recognized in recent years, as the rising Chinese economy is changing the world. This class explores various waves of Chinese emigration to different parts of the world at different times as well as the circumstances under which the immigration took place. We will compare overseas Chinese settlements with other groups, such as the Jews, in an effort to place the development of the Chinese diaspora in broader contexts. The class will also discuss its unique characteristics, especially the roles of ethnic Chinese in the developments of China and other countries.
Topics include: the meaning of diaspora, modernity, the growingly complex relationship of Chinese diasporic communities with China and their countries of residence, the transformation of the meanings of “Chinese-ness” and circumstance that have engendered such transformation. Grading will be based on midterm and final. |
| ASIANAM 117 | SEXLTY ASAM FLM&VID | SHROFF, B. | Analyzes sexuality and gender roles in specific social, historical, and political contexts represented in selected Asian and Asian American films and videos, in terms of feminine/masculine constructions, the body, family roles. |
| ASIANAM 118 | ASIANAM PERFRM&WRIT | BALANCE, C. | This interdisciplinary course analyzes the relationship between Asian/Asian American racialization and U.S. theatre/performance from the late 1960s to the present. We will closely read both primary texts (plays, monologues, performance poetry, live performance recordings) and secondary texts (scholarly essays, artist interviews, manifestos, newspaper/magazine articles) in order to examine the “politics of form” in genres such as: musical theatre, stand-up comedy, spoken word, and solo performance. Employing theories of cultural studies and performance studies, we will discuss the style and impact of theatre and performance artists’ upon cultural representations created by, for, and about Asians/Asian Americans. This course will also feature guest speakers—performance artists, producers, and others involved in local Asian American arts/theatre organizations. Course assignments include: lecture/discussion sections, weekly reading/performance responses, midterm, and a final writing portfolio. |
| ASIANAM 138 | RACE & URBAN SPACE | STAFF | Examines how ethnic and racial processes shape and structure interactions in urban settings, such as schools, housing, employment, and public spaces, with attention to the international impact of globalization and postcolonial forces. |
| ASIANAM 142 | MUSLIM IDENT NO AMR | LEONARD, K | Explores multiple identities of Muslims in North America, including indigenous Muslims and immigrants of many national origins. Explores religious, political, cultural, ethnic, class differences among American Muslims, turning to Islamic institutions or events near UCI to conduct fieldwork projects. |
| ASIANAM 150 | AMERCN WAY OF EATING | CHEN, Y | Confucius proclaimed in the Book of Rites that the pleasures in food and sex embody the great human desires. Unlike human sexuality, however, the paramount significance of food remains underappreciated. This course explores the changes in what and how Americans eat since the early 20th century. We will look at the domestic and global forces that turned America from an Anglo culinary monotony into a landscape of increasing diversity. We will also examine the pressing issues facing American consumers in terms of health as well as class, race, and gender.
Topics include fundamental concepts and perspectives; the relationship between the nation and national cuisine; representations of food; nutrition; myths and science about food; the roles of women and immigrants; and the development ethnic food. Grading will be based on mid-term and final. |
| ASIANAM 151D | VIET AMER EXPER | STAFF | Studies the resettlement of Vietnamese in the United States following their exodus from Southeast Asia. Topics discussed include the Vietnam War, the 1975 evacuation, boat and land refugees, the shaping of Vietnamese communities, and Vietnamese American literature. |
| ASIANAM 163 | ASAM WOMEN'S FILM | CHO, J. | Explores the significance of film and video made by Asian American women in relation to race, representation, and social change. These film and video makers use media to raise complex issues of class, politics, and race interacting with gender. |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | BALANCE, C. | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | FUJITA-RONY, D. | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | KIM, C. | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | LEE, J. | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | VO, L. | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | STAFF | |
| ASIANAM 290 | DIRECTED RESEARCH | STAFF | |