LTWL 156. Asian Diasporic Cinema (4 units)
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Description
This course examines the presence of diasporic Asians in the U.S. through film and visual media. The Asian diasporic figures we examine will include the immigrant, the exile, the refugee, the transnational adoptee, the Internet bride, the queer subject, and the restauranteur. How does diaspora challenge and reinforce national identity? How does it interrogate notions of ethnic, racial, and cultural authenticity? In what ways does diaspora trouble the idea of an original homeland?
Prerequisite courses
LTWL 156 has no prerequisite courses.
Successor courses
No courses have LTWL 156 as a prerequisite.