EN 383 Asian American Film (Fall: 3)
This course satisfies the Cultural Diversity requirement.
Focuses on films made by and about Asian Americans, exploring them as an
art form and a medium for exploring Asian American experiences and identities.
Topics include racial and gender stereotypes, the rise of Asian American
cinema as part of a social and political movement, the relationship between
history and memory, and sexual identity. We will watch Hollywood films,
independent films, documentaries, and shorts. Films may include: Joy
Luck Club, Who Killed Vincent Chin?, Chan is Missing, and Harold
and Kumar Go to White Castle. Requires one film screening per week outside
of class time and weekly reading.
Christina Klein
Last Updated: 30-JAN-09