AS AM 10 - Martial Arts in US Culture
The proliferation of martial arts in US media and everyday life is a dynamic lens through which students may be introduced to topics fundamental to AsAm studies: histories of colonialism and militarism, both between the West and Asia and amongst Asian countries; patterns of immigration and regional adaptation in the US; racial and gendered representation in Hollywood (i.e., Orientalism), relative to media centers in China and Hong Kong; interracial cross-pollination between minorities in the US, especially during the social justice movements. Students will critique cultural texts and research histories, as they learn about fight-scene choreography in course materials and undertake ethnographic studies of their nearby martial arts studios.
Erin Ninh
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