Politicizing Asian American Literature

Towards a Critical Multiculturalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

Av Youngsuk Chae, USA) Chae, Youngsuk (University of North Carolina, Pembroke

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This book examines U.S. multiculturalism from the perspective of Asian American writings, drawing contrasts between politically acquiescent multiculturalism and politically conscious multiculturalism. Chae discusses the works of writers who have highlighted a critical awareness of Asian Americans’ social and economic status and their position as 'unassimilable aliens', 'yellow perils', 'coolies', 'modern-day high tech coolies', or as a 'model minority', which were ideologically woven through the complex interactions of capital and labor in the U.S. cultural and labor history. Chae suggests that more productive means of analysis must be brought to the understanding of Asian American writings, many of which have been attempting to raise awareness of the politicizing effects of U.S. multiculturalism.

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Utgivningsdatum2011-12-09
Mått152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt340 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieStudies in Asian Americans
Antal sidor182
FörlagTaylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN9780415512909

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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