Women,Gender,Sexuality Studies 693A - S-Transnat'l&Asian-AmrFeminism

How are transnational Asian and Asian American feminist scholars destabilizing and complicating fixed, U.S.-centric notions of identity, difference, history and politics? How does the history of U.S. imperialism and wars in Asia shape particularly gendered and sexualized transnational migration flows, neoliberal policies, global capitalist development, cultural practices and representation? This course explores the possibilities and constraints for developing transnational critiques, solidarity, and movements that recognize common concerns, frameworks and struggles while recognizing the heterogeneity, specificity and multiple sites which comprise current Asian and Asian American feminist scholarship and movements. Readings will include: Lisa Lowe, Aihwa Ong, Inderpal Grewal, Caren Kaplan, erin Khue Ninh, Candace Chuh, Edward Said, Shirley Geok-Lin Lim, Rhacel Parrenas, Svati Shah, Hae-yeon Choo, and others.