Youngsuk Chae

Politicizing Asian American Literature (eBook, ePUB)

Towards a Critical Multiculturalism

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 182
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Dezember 2007
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781135900212
• Artikelnr.: 38249501

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

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