Spring 2024

ASAMST 175 001 - LEC 001

Contemporary Narratives on the Philippines and the United States

"Cultures of US Imperialism and Filipinx Diaspora"

Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024

Tu, Th

09:30 am - 10:59 am

Wheeler 224

Class #:32822

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Ethnic Studies

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 0

Enrolled: 36

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 36

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

1 reserved for Asian American and Asian Diaspora Studies Majors

Hours & Workload

0 to 1 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week, 3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 6 to 5 hours of outside work hours per week.

Other classes by Vernadette Vicuna Gonzalez

The course will examine the various strategies of (re-)narrating colonial/neocolonial history in three genres: literature (novels, short fiction, poetry), essays, and films from the Philippines and the United States. Notions such as imperialism, nation, narration, history, nationalism, memory, ethnicity, language, power, gender, and subject formation will be discussed.

Class Description

This course examines how US imperialism and its legacies shape the contemporary landscape of politics, culture, and society in the Philippines and the Filipinx diaspora. Focusing on a diversity of cultural forms and mediums (including literature, film, art, music, fashion, and popular culture), students will learn about the narrative strategies of people caught in the entangled spaces of US-Philippine encounters, with a focus on Filipinx representation. Broadly, this course will cover themes such as imperialism, diaspora, labor migration, and gender and race formation through the exploration of different key historical and political moments.