Asian American Studies (AAS)Arts and Sciences

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AAS 1100
Introduction to Asian American Studies

This interdisciplinary course offers an introduction to the study of Asian/Pacific Islanders in the U.S. This course will examine, through a range of disciplines (including history, literary ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  5996 AAS 1100   LEC 001

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AAS 2620
Introduction to Asian American Literature

This course will introduce both a variety of writings by Asian North American authors and some critical issues concerning the production and reception of Asian American texts. Working primarily with novels, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 2620, ENGL 2620

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9224 AAS 2620   LEC 001

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AAS 2641
Race and Modern US History

This course surveys modern U.S. history, from Reconstruction to the contemporary period. It will examine how race has been the terrain on which competing ideas of the American nation have been contested. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: AMST 2645, ASRC 2631, HIST 2641

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 16437 AAS 2641   LEC 001

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  • 16438 AAS 2641   DIS 201

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  • 16439 AAS 2641   DIS 202

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  • 16440 AAS 2641   DIS 203

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  • 16441 AAS 2641   DIS 204

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  • 16442 AAS 2641   DIS 205

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AAS 3030
Asians in the Americas: A Comparative Perspective

The common perception of ethnicity is that it is a "natural" and an inevitable consequence of cultural difference. "Asians" overseas, in particular, have won repute as a people who cling tenaciously to ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 3703, ANTHR 3703, ANTHR 6703

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8215 AAS 3030   LEC 001

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AAS 4550
Race and the University

What is a university, what does it do, and how does it do it? Moving out from these more general questions, this seminar will focus on a more specific set of questions concerning the place of race within ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 4550, ENGL 4961, HIST 4551

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18065 AAS 4550   SEM 101

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AAS 4950
Independent Study

Independent reading course in topics not covered in regularly scheduled courses. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise the course work. view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  6871 AAS 4950   IND 601

    • TBA

    • Wong, S

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  8429 AAS 4950   IND 602

    • TBA

    • Balance, C

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  •  9397 AAS 4950   IND 603

    • TBA

    • Munasinghe, V

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session. 

  • 1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18072 AAS 4950   IND 604

    • TBA

    • Chang, D

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AAS 6818
Race, Performance, and Sound Studies

This course engages with new and foundational writings in sound studies that center the racialized body -- be it of the performer, listener, or critic -- as well as racialized histories, places, and practices. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AMST 6818, PMA 6818

  • 4 Credits Stdnt Opt

  • 18457 AAS 6818   SEM 101

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