Spring 2027

Asian American Women Writers

Examines major texts by Asian American women writers, focusing on race, ethnicity, and socio-historical factors through critical analysis and original research.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Leslie Bow2.9/5

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.59 GPA, 78.1% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.48 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 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 critique the literary, critical and cultural issues present in several major texts by Asian American women writers.

  • 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.

Source: UW Guide 1 UW Guide 2 UW Guide 3

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Prerequisites

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Sophomore standing

  • Sophomore standing
ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464

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  • Sophomore standing

Professors

Spring 2027

Leslie Bow

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Raw average: 2.26/5 from 23 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.59 GPA, 78.1% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.48 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

LESLIE BOW is recorded teaching in Fall 2014, Spring 2019, Spring 2020, Spring 2024, Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 300

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2020: 3.59 GPA, 78.1% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2024: 3.48 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=22 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.75 GPA, 96.4% A/AB (n=28 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Literary, critical, and cultural issues in works by Asian American women writers.
  • Cultural assumptions regarding race, ethnicity, and socio-historical influences.

Skills

  • Critique literary and cultural issues and question cultural assumptions related to race, ethnicity, and socio-historical factors.
  • Apply analytical methods to literary texts and use writing to convey critical analysis.
  • Assess scholarly literature, identify gaps, and formulate an original research question.

Grades

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ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 · Spring 2027

Asian American Women Writers

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 · Spring 2027

Asian American Women Writers

Recorded 2026-10-14
ASIANAM/ENGL/GEN&WS 464 · Spring 2027

Asian American Women Writers

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Recorded 2026-10-14

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