Course Description: As the Asian American population grows, the need for discourse about the Asian American LGBTQ+ community is imminent. This is an interdisciplinary layout to explore the topic. Objective: 1. Understand and apply queer theory to explore Asian American sexuality 2. Analyze and critique the two films Wedding Banquet and Saving Face Readings: 1. “Influences of Culture on Asian Americans’ Sexuality” by Sumie Okazaki in The Journal of Sex Research (JSTOR) 2. Queer Theory: An Introduction by Anna Marie Jagose, “Introduction” and “Theorising same-sex desire” (pg 1-21) 3. Asian…
Overview of Asian American LGBTQ+
