AAS 100 - Intro 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 105 - Introduction to Arab American Studies

Interdisciplinary introduction to the basic concepts and approaches in Arab American Studies. Addresses the issues of history, race, social organization, politics, literature, and art related to Arab American experiences.

AAS 200 - U.S. 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. Same as LLS 200.

AAS 201 - US Racial & Ethnic Politics

Same as AFRO 201, LLS 201, and PS 201. See PS 201.

AAS 203 - Race, Science, and Technology

Examines the intersection of racism with science and technology in the United States. The class investigates how racism has persisted across fields of scientific knowledge production and how technology has been used to advance systems of discrimination and inequality. It studies how science has been shaped by historical and contemporary structures of racism, including slavery, settler colonialism, immigration, and policing. It also explores justice-oriented approaches to science and technology.

AAS 211 - Asian Americans and the Arts

Examination of Asian American artistic expressions in the visual and the performing arts providing historical, theoretical, and conceptual foundations of understanding the history of various art genres in Asian American communities. Prerequisite: AAS 100 or AAS 120, or consent of instructor.

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. Same as AFRO 215, AIS 295, GWS 215, and LLS 215.

AAS 258 - Muslims in America

Introduction to the study of Muslims in the United States and broadly the history of Islam in the Americas. Using a comparative approach, we study how the historical narrative of African American and Latino Muslims relates to newer immigrant populations, primarily Arab American and South Asian American Muslim communities. Same as LLS 258 and REL 258.

AAS 260 - Intro Asian American Theatre

Same as THEA 260. See THEA 260.

AAS 281 - Constructing Race in America

Same as AFRO 281, HIST 281, and LLS 281. See HIST 281.

AAS 286 - Asian American Literature

Same as ENGL 286. See ENGL 286.

AAS 290 - Individual Study

Supervised reading and research in Asian American Studies chosen by the student with instructor approval. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: AAS 100.

AAS 297 - Asian Families in America

Same as HDFS 221 and SOCW 297. See SOCW 297.

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. Same as GWS 305 and LLS 305.

AAS 310 - Race and Cultural Diversity

Same as AFRO 310, EPOL 310, and LLS 310. See EPOL 310.

AAS 365 - Asian American Media and Film

An examination of media generally and films and videos more specifically (experimental, documentary, independent, and Hollywood features) by, for, and about Asian Americans. Same as MACS 365. Prerequisite: Any AAS course at the 100- or 200-level, or consent of instructor.

AAS 395 - Adv Asian Am Undergrad Reading

Supervised reading and research in upper level Asian American Studies topics chosen by the student with instructor approval. May be repeated to a maximum of 6 hours. Prerequisite: AAS 100.

AAS 465 - Race, Sex, and Deviance

Same as AFRO 465, GWS 465, and LLS 465. See LLS 465.

AAS 479 - Race, Medicine, and Society

Same as ANTH 479 and LLS 479. See LLS 479.

AAS 501 - Theory and Methods in AAS

Foundational gateway course for graduate study in Asian American Studies, examining the political, historical, epistemological, and cultural bases of the field through an intensive reading of canonical works and study of core concepts in the field. Also highlights the problems of interdisciplinary research and scholarship and adopts an intersectional and coalitional approach to Asian American Studies as it assumes the necessary linkages between other areas in ethic/racial and gender/sexuality studies.