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Racial Feelings : Asian America in a capitalist culture of emotion
- Title
- Racial Feelings : Asian America in a capitalist culture of emotion / Jeffrey Santa Ana.
- Author
- Santa Ana, Jeffrey, 1965-
- Publication
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.
- ©2015
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Details
- Description
- ix, 277 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "In Racial Feelings, Jeffrey Santa Ana examines how Asian American narratives communicate and critique-to varying degrees-the emotions that power the perception of Asians as racially different. Santa Ana explores various forms of Asian American cultural production, ranging from literature and graphic narratives to film and advertising, to illuminate the connections between global economic relations and the emotions that shape aspirations for the good life. He illustrates his argument with examples including the destitute Filipino immigrant William Paulinha, in Han Ong's Fixer Chao, who targets his anger on the capitalist forces of objectification that racially exploit him, and Nan and Pingpin in Ha Jin's A Free Life, who seek happiness and belonging in America. Racial Feelings addresses how Asian Americans both resist and rely on stereotypes in their writing and art work. In addition, Santa Ana investigates how capitalism shapes and structures an emotional discourse that represents Asians as both economic exemplars and threats. "--
- Series Statement
- Asian American History and Culture
- Uniform Title
- Asian American history and culture.
- Subjects
- Literature and society
- American literature > Asian American authors
- Asian Americans in popular culture
- Capitalism and literature
- SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / Asian American Studies
- American literature > Asian American authors > History and criticism
- Asian Americans > Ethnic identity
- Asian Americans in literature
- Literature and society > United States > History
- Asian Americans in motion pictures
- LITERARY CRITICISM / American / Asian American
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- History
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Call Number
- JFE 15-3162
- ISBN
- 9781439911921
- 1439911924
- 9781439911938
- 1439911932
- 9781439911945 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2014044061
- OCLC
- 893896008
- Author
- Santa Ana, Jeffrey, 1965- author.
- Title
- Racial Feelings : Asian America in a capitalist culture of emotion / Jeffrey Santa Ana.
- Publisher
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Temple University Press, 2015.
- Copyright Date
- ©2015
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Asian American History and CultureAsian American history and culture.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 15-3162