Asian American Literature in the International Context: Readings on Fiction, Poetry and PerformanceIn their different and yet complementary perspectives, all of the essays in this collection reiterate the universal lesson of pluralism. They are divided into sections that deal with biraciality and biculturality, interethnic negotiations, poetic creations, narrative experiments, and (re)constructing self. The wide variety of approaches reflects the contributors' training in different cultures and across cultures. The book showcases refreshing new perspectives in reading that combine the views of literary scholars from three different continents. This collection creates a space for discussion and commentary, of heightened appreciation and increased creativity, a forum that turns the discipline of Asian American Studies into a truly intercultural debate. |
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Page 42
When Kingston describes her mother ' s life as a medical student at the To Keung
School of Midwifery , her description of this community has obviously been
influenced by Virginia Woolf : Not many women got to live out the daydream of ...
When Kingston describes her mother ' s life as a medical student at the To Keung
School of Midwifery , her description of this community has obviously been
influenced by Virginia Woolf : Not many women got to live out the daydream of ...
Page 46
This is how he describes the Puritans ' lack of perception - like Kingston ' s
villagers , they assimilate their environment and are unwilling to see beyond what
they know : The Puritan , finding one thing like another in a world destined for ...
This is how he describes the Puritans ' lack of perception - like Kingston ' s
villagers , they assimilate their environment and are unwilling to see beyond what
they know : The Puritan , finding one thing like another in a world destined for ...
Page 237
Skinner describes the self as " a repertoire of behavior appropriate to a given set
of contingencies ” ( 199 ) . Behaviors ( personalities ) are cultivated , he contends
, by the formative power of our particular “ verbal communities . ” And those ...
Skinner describes the self as " a repertoire of behavior appropriate to a given set
of contingencies ” ( 199 ) . Behaviors ( personalities ) are cultivated , he contends
, by the formative power of our particular “ verbal communities . ” And those ...
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Contents
Asian American Literature in the International Context | 9 |
Race as Process in the Work | 21 |
Celebrating Ourselves in the Other | 37 |
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