Spring 2027

Race and Sexuality in American Literature

Examines the intersection of race and sexuality in American literature, focusing on sex/gender difference, feminism, transgenderism, nationalism, and Asian-American issues within literature as advocacy.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.49 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Recognize and question cultural assumptions and knowledge claims as they relate to race and ethnicity and how they are affected by socio-historical factors.

  • Identify and explore the intersection between race and sexuality in American literature with an emphasis on sex/gender difference, feminism, transgenderism, and nationalism.

  • Critique the nature of literature as advocacy.

  • Identify and apply methods and approaches for analysis of literary and cultural texts to demonstrate literature's contemporary and historical relevance.

  • Leverage writing as a mode of learning and means of conveying critical analysis .

  • Assess the state of a body of scholarly literature related to course themes, identify gaps in that literature, and formulate and pursue an original research question in the context of those gaps.

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ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 463

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2015: 3.49 GPA, 71.2% A/AB (n=52 letter grades); Spring 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=17 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.71 GPA, 91.7% A/AB (n=24 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Intersection of race and sexuality in American literature
  • Sex/gender difference, feminism, transgenderism, and nationalism
  • Literature as advocacy
  • Asian-American issues

Skills

  • Analyze literary and cultural texts using methods that demonstrate their contemporary and historical relevance.
  • Use writing to convey critical analysis and facilitate learning.
  • Formulate and pursue original research questions by assessing scholarly literature and identifying gaps.

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