This course uses ethnic studies theory and methodology as the basis for analytical engagements with Oceania-based cultural texts. We focus on how Pacific Islanders – including the Indigenous peoples of US-occupied territories such as Hawaii, Guam, and American Samoa, as well as Pacific Islander diasporic populations living in the continental United States – have used expressive cultural forms to contest racialization and colonization, reclaim and reinvent traditional practices and narratives, build contemporary social movements, and assert personal and community values and identities. Our examination of Oceania-based cultural production spans multiple artistic forms and genres, including but not limited to literature, music, dance, theater, film, and studio art. By centering the “PI” (Pacific Islander) component of “AAPI” (Asian American and Pacific Islander) panethnicity, we highlight an important element within the broad-based composite field of Asian American studies, simultaneously introducing students to this area of ethnic studies and encouraging a critical re-thinking of AAPI panethnicity itself.
- Lecture hours/semester: 48-54
- Homework hours/semester: 96-108
Textbook: View textbook in Bookstore
Instructor:
Malathi Iyengar, iyengarm@smccd.edu
Section Information as of Saturday, December 21 2024 - 07:06:22 pm
Course status: Closed
InstructorSection | Meeting Date | Meeting Time | Days | Building | Room | Section | Section Description |
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AA - Lecture and/or Discussion
Instructor:
Malathi Iyengar
Meeting Date: 08/15-12/05 Meeting Time: 11:10am-12:25pm Days: T, Th Building: 14 Room: 0117 |
08/15-12/05 | 11:10am-12:25pm | T, Th | 14 | 0117 | AA | Lecture and/or Discussion |
Critical Dates for this Course | Date |
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Last day to add class | August 27, 2024 |
Last day to drop with a refund | August 27, 2024 |
Last day to drop without a "W" | September 2, 2024 |
Last day to drop with a "W" | November 13, 2024 |
Last day to change to Pass/No Pass Grading Option | December 5, 2024 |