Advising

If you are seeking my advising, please see: Undergraduate / Graduate

Courses Taught

ASIAN LANGS&CULTURES/ COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES/ ASIAN AMERICAN STUDIES/ Advanced Topics in Korean Literature and Culture: Transpacific Literature

COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES/ PHILOSOPHY/ GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES/ Fanon, Now (Graduate Seminar) – Offered again, differently, as Wynter’s Fanon

ASIAN LANGS&CULTURES/ COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES/ Introduction to Korean Literature and Culture: Colonial Korean Literature and Culture

ASIAN LANGS&CULTURES/ COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES/ GENDER & SEXUALITY STUDIES/ Advanced Topics in Korean Literature and Culture: Feminist, Queer, Crip

NEWBERRY LIBRARY TEACHER’S CONSORTIUM / Parasite: Decolonial Pedagogies and Methodologies

ASIAN LANGS&CULTURES/ COMPARATIVE LITERARY STUDIES/ ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY & CULTURE/ Introduction to Korean Literature and Culture: The End of a World

LIBERAL STUDIES/ Changing Bodies, Changing Cultures

LIBERAL STUDIES/ Multiculturalism in the U.S.

CARIBBEAN&LATINO/A STUDIES/ Introduction to Ethnic Studies: Color-Lines and Borderlands

ASIAN STUDIES/ Korean Literature in Translation: Bodies at War

COMP LIT/ Short Fiction: Genres of Fiction, Genres of the Human

COMP LIT/ Introduction to Myth: Myth of the Absent

What students thought (selective but unedited)

Undergrad Courses on gender, sexuality, and disability:

“An excellent survey of a country and culture I knew little about. The assignments and grading are well–set up to be balanced to people’s needs/interests –– there’s one group project, one individual presentation, and one final paper, the rest being participation. Loved most of the texts we read and saw the merit in those I didn’t enjoy. Lots of good discussion, and the prof led it well,
encouraging different points with her responses and always making it engaging. Those in the course who had direct experience with South Korea, Korean language, diaspora etc. were appropriately uplifted, and prof. included her own as well. My favorite part of the course was learning from the individual presentations, which have a lot of flexibility; everyone got to offer their own interests and new knowledge. Very very good course with a talented professor.”

Undergrad Courses on disaster narratives:

“I liked the three sections in which ‘disasters’ were broken into as areas of focus within the class. It was very interesting to see how humans respond to these different disasters and how they affected the Korean diaspora. Some things to know before taking this class: Professor We is very strict on tracking participation and her standards for essays are extremely high and specific. I was told by the TA that my essays would be an A in other classes but in this class they were barely Bs. However, you can still get an A overall if you participate because the group projects are graded nicely. The class is also a mix of content analysis from journals to movies to documentaries and artwork, so the content does not get boring.”

Undergrad Courses on transpacific literature:

“Super interesting and refreshing ALC/AAS lit course. As an Asian Am major, really appreciated the transnational approach to the course and learned a lot about Japanese and Korean history. The primary texts were extremely fun to read and Professor We’s selection of secondary articles were surprising and thought provoking. The smaller class made for an intimate and comfortable
class environment—the best seminar I’ve had so far at NU. Readings are on the longer side but workload is manageable with only three biweekly nvoy papers, where two students pair up: one student writes a page, then their partner responds; who writes first switches every week. One individual presentation / guided class discussion on a reading. Final 8 page paper.”

Grad Courses on Fanon:

“Annabel is really good at understanding the students’ position as they come into the class. She finds us where we are and can accompany us towards where we want to be in very intelligent ways. I also appreciate her gentle demeanor and her kindness which never felt too blunt or rushed in ways that can add pressure. Her mode of transmission of content was highly achieved.”

“It was a good opportunity to discuss Fanon with other students from different departments. Each one of us came away from the readings with different interpretations and ideas about what was important, and we learned from each other through our group discussions.”