Minor Transpacific: Triangulating American, Japanese, and Korean Fictions - Couverture souple

Roh, David S.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1503628000 ISBN 13 : 9781503628007

Editeur : Stanford University Press, 2021

Synopsis

There is a tendency to think of Korean American literature-and Asian American literature writ large-as a field of study involving only two spaces, the United States and Korea, with the same being true in Asian studies of Korean Japanese (Zainichi) literature involving only Japan and Korea. This book posits that both fields have to account for three spaces: Korean American literature has to grapple with the legacy of Japanese imperialism in the United States, and Zainichi literature must account for American interventions in Japan. Comparing Korean American authors such as Younghill Kang, Chang-rae Lee, Ronyoung Kim, and Min Jin Lee with Zainichi authors such as Kaneshiro Kazuki, Yi Yang-ji, and Kim Masumi, Minor Transpacific uncovers their hidden dialogue and imperial concordances, revealing the trajectory and impact of both bodies of work.

Minor Transpacific bridges the fields of Asian studies and Asian American studies to unveil new connections between Zainichi and Korean American literatures. Working in Japanese and English, David S. Roh builds a theoretical framework for articulating those moments of contact between minority literatures in a third national space and proposes a new way of conceptualizing Asian American literature.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

David S. Roh is Associate Professor of English at the University of Utah.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Stanford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2021
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1503628000
• ISBN 13: 9781503628007
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible