Politicizing Asian American Literature: Towards a Critical Multiculturalism

ISBN-13: 9780415512909 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 182 str.

Chae, Youngsuk

Opis

This text examines U.S. multiculturalism from the perspective of Asian American writings, drawing contrasts between politically acquiescent multiculturalism and politically conscious multiculturalism.

Spis treści

Introduction: 'Who Consumes Multiculturalism?'  Part 1: Politically Acquiescent Asian American Multiculturalism  1. Cultural Economies of Model Minority Creation  2. Measuring Silences in Popular Asian American Literature  Part 2: Politically Conscious Asian American Multiculturalism  3. Beyond Ethnicity: The Critical Movement in Asian American Literature  4. Is There Any Essential Component of Asian American Literature?: Karen Tei Yamashita’s Tropic of Orange  5. Counteracting the Hegemonic Discourse of 'America': Ruth Ozeki’s My Year of Meats.  Conclusion: Multiculturalism, or an International Marketing of U.S. Capitalism

O autorze

Youngsuk Chae is assistant Professor of English at the University of North Carolina, Pembroke. Her research interests include critical race studies, theorizing globalization, Asian Diaspora, and critique of hegemonic discourse.