Christopher B. Patterson

Transitive Cultures: Anglophone Literature of the Transpacific

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Produktbeschreibung

Offers a new perspective on transpacific Anglophone literature, revealing how these writers enact a variety of hybrid, transnational identities and intimacies. Examining literature from Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as from Southeast Asian migrants in Canada and the US, this book considers how these authors use English strategically, as a means for critiquing ruling power structures.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rutgers University Press
• None
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Altersempfehlung: ab 18 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. April 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 242mm x 181mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780813591902
• ISBN-10: 0813591902
• Artikelnr.: 50987724

Autorenporträt

CHRISTOPHER B. PATTERSON is an assistant professor at the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments
Introduction: Pluralism, Transition, and the Anglophone
Part 1: Histories
1          Multiracial Clans in Colorful Malaya: Pluralism, Intimacy, and
Transition
2          So that the Sparks that Fly Will Fly in All Directions:
Pluralism and Revolution in the Philippines
Part 2: Mobilities
3          Liberal Tolerance and Asian Migrancy: Migrancy, Satire, and
Reciprocity
4          Just an American Darker than the Rest: On Queer Brown Exile
Part 3: Genres
5          Mutant Hybrids Seek the Global Unconscious: Cynicism, Chick-Lit,
Ecstasy
6          Speculative Fiction and Authorial Transition
Conclusion: Identity, Authenticity, Collectivity
Works Cited
Notes
Index