ASIAN STUDIES 317c - d-IP.Asian Diaspora:War and Displacement

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Bowdoin College

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Spring 2007. BELINDA KONG. Most of us can trace our roots to a place other than the one of our current residence. This place may be generations or continents removed from us, but nonetheless we feel an attachment toward it. We call this place "origin," and the phenomenon of being dispersed fromorigin is given the name "diaspora." Considers fiction written in English by Asian-descendedauthors, exploring how diasporic writers negotiate the tensions between their land of descent and their place of dwelling. Focuses on forms of displacement as a consequence of war. Authors may include Salman Rushdie, Timothy Mo, Kazuo Ishiguro, Joy Kogawa, Changrae Lee, Ha Jin, Wendy Law-Yone, Lan Cao, L¨º Thi Diem Thúy , and Vyvyane Loh. (Sameas English 317.) Prerequisite: One first-year seminar or 100-level course in the English Department, or one course in Asian Studies.

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www.bowdoin.edu/

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(207) 725-3000

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New England Association of Schools and Colleges

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