AAST298Q

This course examines narratives of displacement, refugee experiences, and the ethics of war representation and memorialization in Asian American literature and culture, focusing on how political conflicts, globalization, and wars have shaped both historical and contemporary Asian American experiences and identities. Using interdisciplinary and transnational approaches, the course analyses the process of estrangement of individuals from ordinary, recognizable human beings to labels like "refugees," "undocumented," "strangers," and "aliens."