HHIS-319: Asian America: Graphic Narrat

This course offers an introduction to the historical and contemporary experiences of people of Asian ancestry in the United States through a focus on Asian American graphic narratives. Together, we will explore the diverse styles and perspectives reflected in a selection of fiction and nonfiction graphic works, including the ways Asian American authors have used the visual-verbal form of comics to engage with questions around history, identity, memory, and belonging. Alongside these works, we will also examine how forces such as migration, exclusion, war, and activism have shaped Asian American communities across various contexts, and in turn how graphic narratives can uniquely illuminate, as well as reimagine, the complex formation(s) of Asian America.