Lehrende/r: apl. Prof. Dr. Sabina Matter-Seibel
Veranstaltungsart: Proseminar
Anzeige im Stundenplan: 06.008.0031
Semesterwochenstunden: 2
Credits: 6,0
Unterrichtssprache: Englisch
Min. | Max. Teilnehmerzahl: - | 35
Prioritätsschema: Senatsrichtlinie zzgl. Bevorzugung höherer Fachsemester Zulassung gemäß Richtlinie über den Zugang zu teilnahmebeschränkten Lehrveranstaltungen vom 07. März 2007. Nähere Informationen hierzu entnehmen Sie bitte www.info.jogustine.uni-mainz.de/senatsrichtlinieÜber die Senatsrichtlinie hinaus werden bei der Platzvergabe für diese Veranstaltung Studierende höherer Fachsemester bevorzugt berücksichtigt.
Inhalt: Asian immigration to the United States begins quite late in the nineteenth century and contradicts the usual migration patterns and immigration experience: Asians landed on the Pacific instead of the Atlantic coast; they were used to fill specific labor shortages and were not allowed to take other jobs; they were segregated in ethnic neighborhoods; initially they were barred from owning land and applying for citizenship. They were abused like the Chinese workers building the transcontinental railroads, interred in Japanese American relocation camps during World War II – and proclaimed the most successful ethnic minority in the late twentieth century. We will trace the development of this ethnic group from "Yellow Peril" to "model minority". How is the perception of Asian Americans connected to changing racial and ethnic stereotypes, to shifting political paradigms and to globalization? Why are Asian Americans more "successful" than other ethnic groups? What is the prize paid for assimilation? Which conflicts between "Asian" and "American" are voiced by writers? We will analyze historical source materials, sociological studies, life writing, and fiction by authors of Chinese, Japanese and Korean heritage. The texts (documents, newspaper articles, essays, short stories) will be collected in a reader (about € 8) that you will receive during the first class session. A bibliography of the books on the reserved book shelf in the library and a list of topics will also be made available to you then. Your work in this seminar will encompass these assignments: o participation in class discussions o preparation of one class session (in collaboration with a group of 2-3 students) including a handout summarizing the most important points o a written paper on your individual topic to be submitted, at the latest, on February 24, 2017.
