ENGL 24306 - Asian American Poetry

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University of Chicago

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In this course we read the work of Asian American poets who forego received lyric forms, genres, and styles in the search for a new literary idiom capable of investigating their own unique trans-national historical moment. Thus we focus on the work of "experimental" writers like Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, John Yau, and Mei Mei Berssenbrugge, along with texts by emerging poets such as Shanxin g Wang ? Mad Science in Imperial Ci ty and T an Lin 's Lotion Bullwhip Giraf fe. Topics include representations of war (the conflict in Vietnam, the Korean War), the notion of formal mastery as cultural assimilation, and the relationship between Asian American experimental poetics and West Coast Language writi ng. S. Reddy. Sprin

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.UCHICAGO.EDU

Phone Number:

(773) 702-1234

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Quarter

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