Research, Scholarship, and an "Infinity of Traces"
Professor Susan Koshy was recently featured as an LAS Expert. Check out her profile below, written by Dave Evensen. Susan Koshy, a professor of English and Asian American studies, relies upon a unique perspective to study and write about colonialism, capitalism, race, gender, and sexuality. The Faculty Fellow with the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation and author of “Sexual...
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- Good news: There are even more options for students who are interested in Asian American Studies. Professors Keva X. Bui and Emi Sawada have created two new, dynamic courses that explore a range of topics within the field of AAS. Registration is now open! Read more about all... Read full story New Courses for Fall '24
- Looking for something different this fall semester? AAS still has limited spots available in some of our most popular courses. Grab your seat before they're gone! Read full story Register Now: Limited Seats Available for Fall '24 Semester
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AAS 100: Intro to Asian American Studies
Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Asian American Studies. Surveys the various dimensions of Asian American experiences including history, social organization, literature, arts, and politics.
AAS 200: US Race and Empire
Invites students to examine histories and narratives of U.S. race and empire, drawing upon multiple theoretical and methodological works in Asian American studies and related fields.
AAS 215: US Citizenship Comparatively
Examines the racial, gendered, and sexualized aspects of US citizenship historically and comparatively. Interdisciplinary course taught from a humanities perspective. Readings draw from critical legal studies, history, literature, literary criticism, and ethnography.
AAS 300: Theories of Race, Gender and Sexuality
Explores theories for performing interdisciplinary, intersectional and comparative studies within the field of Asian American studies. Follows multiple genealogies of critical work in ethnic and American studies.