The semblance of identity : aesthetic mediation in Asian American literature /

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The history of Asian American literature reveals the ongoing attempt to work through the fraught relationship between identity politics and literary representation. This relationship is especially evident in literary works which claim that their content represents the socio-historical world. This bo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Lee, Christopher (Christopher Ming), 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, 2012.
Series:Asian America.
Subjects:
1900-1999
American literature > Asian American authors > History and criticism.
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
Asian Americans in literature.
Ethnicity in literature.
Literature > Aesthetics.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs américains d'origine asiatique > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Américains d'origine asiatique dans la littérature.
Ethnicité dans la littérature.
Littérature > Esthétique.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American
American literature
American literature > Asian American authors
Asian Americans in literature
Ethnicity in literature
Literature > Aesthetics
Literatur
Asiaten
Ethnizität > Motiv
Ästhetik
USA
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:The history of Asian American literature reveals the ongoing attempt to work through the fraught relationship between identity politics and literary representation. This relationship is especially evident in literary works which claim that their content represents the socio-historical world. This book argues that the reframing of the field as a critical, rather than identity-based, project nonetheless continues to rely on the logics of identity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiii, 191 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780804783705
0804783705

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