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Building diaspora : Filipino community formation on the Internet /

Building Diaspora heralds an important development in cultural studies, ethnic studies, the sociology of media, and globalization. Emily Ignacio brings an extended, incisive empirical investigation that is still quite rare in the theory-heavy yet data-light field of cyberspace cultural studies. She...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ignacio, Emily, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Brunswick, N.J. : Rutgers University Press, ©2005.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Preface : Why Filipinos?
  • Introduction : Filipino Community Formation on the Internet
  • Problematizing Diaspora : If Nation, Culture, and Homeland Are Constructed, Why Bother with Diasporic Identity?
  • Selling Out One's Culture : The Imagined Homeland and Authenticity
  • "Ain't I a Filipino (Woman)?" : Filipina as Gender Marker
  • Laughter in the Rain : Jokes as Membership and Resistance
  • E Pluribus or E Pluribus Unum? : Can There Be Unity in Diversity?
  • Appendix A : Studying the Definition of "Filipino"
  • Appendix B : You May be Married to a Filipina if
  • Appendix C : Are You Really Filipino?