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2004 | 218 Pages | ISBN: 1405115963 | PDF | 2 MB
Asian American Studies After Critical Massis a dynamic collection that showcases the most exciting scholarship in the field from a critical and cultural studies perspective. Comprised of ten original essays written by a group of scholars at the vanguard of the discipline, this collection takes on a range of topics and concerns, including Asian American film and popular culture; Asian Americans at the dawn of the twenty-first century; globalization and transnational citizenship; and queer Asian America. Addressing some of the most exciting issues and ideas in Asian American studies, this book strikes a bold new path for the field.This book can be used in conjunction with the Blackwell Companion to Asian American Studies.Content: Chapter 1 What is the Political? American Culture and the Example of Viet Nam (pages 17-39): Viet Thanh NguyenChapter 2 Ethnography, the Cinematic Apparatus, and Asian American Film Studies (pages 40-55): Peter X FengChapter 3 Culinary Fictions: Immigrant Foodways and Race in Indian American Literature (pages 56-70): Anita MannurChapter 4 Foregrounding Native Nationalisms: A Critique of Antinationalist Sentiment in Asian American Studies (pages 71-97): Candace FujikaneChapter 5 A Gay World Make?Over? An Asian American Queer Critique (pages 98-110): Martin F. ManalansanChapter 6 Asian American Studies Through (Somewhat) Asian Eyes: Integrating "Mixed Race" into the Asian American Discourse (pages 111-120): Cynthia L. NakashimaChapter 7 Asian American Studies and the "Pacific Question" (pages 121-143): J. Kehaulani KauanuiChapter 8 Planet Youth: Asian American Youth Cultures, Citizenship, and Globalization (pages 144-165): Sunaina Marr MairaChapter 9 The Problematics of History and Location of Filipino American Studies within Asian American Studies (pages 166-176): Helen C. ToribioChapter 10 Rethinking Asian American Agency: Understanding the Complexity of Race and Citizenship in America (pages 177-194): Taro Iwata