Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Explores East Asian literatures and cinema through critical theory and film studies. Key concepts include colonialism, postcoloniality, Cold War, gender ideology, cultural imperialism, interiority and surface. Focuses on texts that specifically discuss East Asian context and material. Film viewing is required. Taught in English. May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Course is repeatable as topics change to a maximum of 12 units.