Satirical Tibet: The Politics of Humor in Contemporary Amdo - Couverture souple

Thurston, Timothy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0295753110 ISBN 13 : 9780295753119

Editeur : University of Washington Press, 2025

Synopsis

Examines Swedish depictions of childhood that expose the country's colonial past and racial hierarchies Figures like Pippi Longstocking and Greta Thunberg exemplify an ideal mainstream Swedish childhood: they are autonomous, competent, and the voices of moral truths. In this innovative work, Liina-Ly Roos analyzes the figure of the “not-quite child”—children who, while appearing white, have been marginalized due to historical racialization and colonialism—to challenge this established ideal. Through analyses of films and literature that portray Indigenous Sámi, Tornedalian, and Finnish-speaking children, The Not-Quite Child reveals how these figures disrupt the normative understanding of growing up in Sweden. These cultural texts are filled with tensions of assimilation, invisibility, and the struggle to grow in a society that demands conformity to a specific “Swedishness.” The children in these stories are both minoritized and, at the same time, have the privilege of passing, and share a long cultural history with and within the dominant culture. Through nuanced attention to these important narratives, The Not-Quite Child contributes to dialogue on the complexities of identity, race, and the hidden colonial legacies that continue to shape understandings of childhood in Sweden. Open access edition: DOI 10.6069/9780295753836

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Timothy Thurston is associate professor in the study of contemporary China at the University of Leeds. He received his PhD in East Asian languages and literatures from Ohio State University in 2015. This is his first book.

Stevan Harrell is professor emeritus of anthropology and environmental and forest sciences at the University of Washington. He is the author of Ways of Being Ethnic in Southwest China (University of Washington Press, 2001) and An Ecological History of Modern China (University of Washington Press, 2023); and editor of the University of Washington Press book series Studies on Ethnic Groups in China.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Washington Press
• Date d'édition: 2025
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0295753110
• ISBN 13: 9780295753119
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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