Words Matter: Conversations With Asian American Writers - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0824822161 ISBN 13 : 9780824822163

Editeur : University of Hawai'i Press, 2000

Synopsis

In this age of rapid transition, Asian American studies and American studies in general are being reconfigured to reflect global migrations and the diverse populations of the United States. Asian American literature, in particular, has embodied the crisis of identity that is at the heart of larger academic and political debates surrounding diversity and the inclusion and exclusion of immigrant and refugee groups. These issues underlie the very principles on which literature, culture, and art are produced, preserved, taught, and critiqued.

Words Matter is the first collection of interviews with 20th-century Asian American writers. The conversations that have been gathered here--interviews with twenty writers possessing unique backgrounds, perspectives, thematic concerns, and artistic priorities--effectively dispel any easy categorizations of people of Asian descent. These writers comment on their own work and speak frankly about aesthetics, politics, and the challenges they have encountered in pursuing a writing career. They address, among other issues, the expectations attached to the label "Asian American," the burden of representation shouldered by ethnic artists, and the different demands of "mainstream" and ethnic audiences.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Hawai'i Press
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0824822161
• ISBN 13: 9780824822163
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 392
• Éditeur: Cheung King-Kok
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible