ASIA 286 - Asian American Graphic Literature

Semester Offered: Spring
1 unit(s)

An examination of a spectrum of Asian American narratives in comic book form, focusing primarily on graphic novels and hybrid texts in their complex personal, cultural, and political contexts of representation. Some of the works covered may include: Jean Yang, American Born Chinese; Belle Yang, Forget Sorrow; Mine Okubo, Citizen 13660; Thi Bui, The Best We Could Do; Mariko Tamaki & Jillian Tamaki, Skim; Nidhi Chanani, Pashmina; Bryan O’Malley, Seconds; Jen Wang, Koko Be Good; Marcelino Truong, Saigon Calling; and Yang & Shen, eds., Shattered: The Asian-American Comics Anthology. The Department.

Two 75-minute periods.