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Übung<br />
050 655 Bidlingmaier<br />
Reading Chinese American Literature, 3 CP<br />
2 <strong>st</strong>. di 14-16 GBCF 05/703<br />
This introductory course to reading Chinese American literature traces the<br />
development of this “genre” beginning with the fir<strong>st</strong> writings in English by Chinese<br />
Americans in the 1950s to contemporary works. We will discuss critical issues such<br />
as nationhood, citizenship, ethnicity, gender, and the experiences of immigration that<br />
have shaped the ways in which Chinese American identities have been produced,<br />
con<strong>st</strong>ructed and negotiated. The works that will be covered in this course include<br />
Marlon K. Hom’s Songs of Gold Mountain, Jade Snow Wong’s Fifth Chinese<br />
Daughter, Shawn Wong’s Home<<strong>st</strong>rong>ba</<strong>st</strong>rong>se, David Henry Hwang’s M. Butterfly, Frank<br />
Chin’s Donald Duk, Maxine Hong King<strong>st</strong>on’s The Woman Warrior, and Fae Myenne<br />
Ng’s Bone.<br />
Course format: To attain credit for this seminar, <strong>st</strong>udents are required to actively<br />
participate in class discussions and write a final term paper.<br />
Please purchase the books and finish reading Jade Snow Wong’s Fifth Chinese<br />
Daughter prior to commencement of the course.