Asian-Latin Americans: Historical, Literary, and Cultural Migrations

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This course focuses on Asian migrations to Latin America, Asian-Latin American communities, transculturation, hybridity, and cultural production by and about Asian Latin Americans. It compares migrations from China and Japan to Latin America with Asian migrations to the US as well as with the experience of enslaved Africans. We will explore different aspects of Transpacific Studies, Orientalism in Latin America, transpacific transculturation and hybridization processes, as well as processes of migration and re-migration. This course will be held in Spanish. This is a block seminar to be held for four days in a row. Class will meet January 16-19, 6:00-8:30 pm in Pigott Hall room 252. Professor Ignacio Calvo will be a guest presenter.