Race and Gender in Asian America
21H.153J · Global Studies and Languages, History, Women's and Gender Studies · Undergraduate · Spring 2006
Prof. Emma J. Teng
In this seminar we will examine various issues related to the intersection of race and gender in Asian America, starting with the nineteenth century, but focusing on contemporary issues. Topics to be covered may include racial and gender discourse, the stereotyping of Asian American women and men in the media, Asian American masculinity, Asian American feminisms and their relation to mainstream American feminism, the debate between feminism and ethnic nationalism, gay and lesbian identity, clas…
The syllabus, on MIT OpenCourseWare
The full course — syllabus, assigned readings, problem sets, exams, and lecture notes — lives on OCW. These open the real thing:
Syllabus ↗
Course overview, grading, schedule
Readings ↗
The assigned reading list, session by session
Assignments ↗
Problem sets and projects
Full course on OCW ↗
Everything, including lecture materials
Attribution
Prof. Emma J. Teng. 21H.153J Race and Gender in Asian America. Spring 2006. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.
Course materials are © their authors and licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. CurrMana links to the source and does not re-host them.