Spring 2027

Asian American Literary and Popular Culture: Race, Fantasy, Futures

Explores fantasy as a conduit of political meaning in Asian American fiction, graphic novels, anime, and art, analyzing race in visual mediums and literary texts.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Leslie Bow

Students reported that exams were weighted heavily, meaning small mistakes could cause major grade drops, and grading was described as extremely strict with no extra credit.

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Prerequisites

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ASIANAM 152

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LESLIE BOW is recorded teaching in Fall 2018, Fall 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2023, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Leslie Bow

Professor Bow presented course concepts in a way that encouraged students to think independently, describing the content as thought-provoking and engaging regardless of prior interest in ethnic studies.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.85 GPA, 92.1% A/AB (n=152 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.92 GPA, 97.6% A/AB (n=42 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.62 GPA, 78.4% A/AB (n=148 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Leslie Bow

Students reported that exams were weighted heavily, meaning small mistakes could cause major grade drops, and grading was described as extremely strict with no extra credit.

Past student reviews · Leslie Bow

One student found the course frustrating because the readings felt jumbled and unconnected, and the slide content did not match the lecture material, making note-taking difficult.

Topics

  • Fantasy as political meaning in Asian American media
  • Stereotyping, cultural appropriation, and racial representation
  • Race on nonhuman forms and digital avatars
  • Future projections and cultural anxieties about race and immigration

Skills

  • Analyze race in visual mediums and literary texts
  • Examine issues of stereotyping, cultural appropriation, and representation
  • Examine race on nonhuman forms like digital avatars and robots

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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