ASIA AM 123
Cultures of/against Empire
Asian American Studies · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Critical concepts and cultural practices linking Asian American studies to study of U.S. cultures of imperialism. Course begins with premise that Asian American studies contribute distinctly to contemporary scholarship on U.S. Empire. Examination of political and intellectual coalitions toward which Asian American studies critique builds. Emphasis on works that approach study of empire through comparative racial formation, postcolonialism, transnationalism, and studies of migration.
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