Words Matter - Conversations with Asian American Writers

Introducing 20 writers of Asian descent, this text invites the writers to comment on their work and to speak openly about aesthetics, politics, and the difficulties 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.

Zusammenfassung

Introducing 20 writers of Asian descent, this text invites the writers to comment on their work and to speak openly about aesthetics, politics, and the difficulties they have encountered in pursuing a writing career. They also address the expectations attached to the label "Asian American".

Produktdetails

• Mitarbeit: King-Kok Cheung (Herausgeber)
• Verlag: University of hawaii press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 01.02.2000
• EAN: 9780824822163
• ISBN: 978-0-8248-2216-3
• Seiten: 408
• Abmessung: 138 mm x 213 mm x 24 mm
• Gewicht: 499 g
• Serien: Intersections: Asian and Pacif; Intersections: Asian and Pacific American Transcultural Studies; Intersections: Asian and Pacif; Intersections: Asian & Pacific American Transcultural Studies
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft