This course examines cultural and political dimensions of Western screen
images of Asians and Asian Americans from two distinct perspectives: (1)
Hollywood's dominant fiction and (2) filmic intervention by Asian American
directors.  We shall cover a long span of historical periods and a wide
variety of issues, ranging from missionary discourse, orientalism, cultural
imperialism, war and memory, to media politics of race and ethnicity,
multiculturalism, Asian American identity, gender performance, sexual
fantasy, and transnational image making.  The students are encouraged to
bring their experience to bear on current debates and to become more
critical and self-conscious of the politics of media representation and
self-representation.

Requirements:
attendance & active participation, 10%
1 team project (writing and presentation), 15%
2 quizzes, 20%
5 journals (1 single-space page each), 25%
1 term paper (8 double-space pages), 30%