Anti-Asian Racism in Transatlantic Perspectives - History, Theory, Cultural Representations and Social Movements

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate made media headlines. The contributors to this volume discuss how anti-Asian projections and colonial-racist narratives have shaped modernity and Western immigrant nations, employing a transatlantic perspective in addressing different core dimensions of pervasive anti-Asian racism. Featuring an interdisciplinary approach, this volume brings together historians, social scientists, cultural anthropologists, media scholars, educational researchers, and community-based activists. Together they offer a diverse array of insights, ranging from historical contexts and theoretical frameworks to contemporary case studies.

About the author

Kien Nghi Ha ist promovierter Kultur- und Politikwissenschaftler und leitet denArbeitsbereich Postcolonial Asian German Studies am Asien-Orient-Institut derUniversität Tübingen. Neben zahlreichen Buchpublikationen zu postkolonialerKritik, Rassismus, Migration und Asian Diaspora hat er auch kuratorischeProjekte realisiert. Derzeit editiert er den Sammelband „Anti-Asian Racism inTransatlantic Perspectives“ (transcript Verlag 2026).

Summary

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Sinophobia and anti-Asian hate made media headlines. The contributors to this volume discuss how anti-Asian projections and colonial-racist narratives have shaped modernity and Western immigrant nations, employing a transatlantic perspective in addressing different core dimensions of pervasive anti-Asian racism. Featuring an interdisciplinary approach, this volume brings together historians, social scientists, cultural anthropologists, media scholars, educational researchers, and community-based activists. Together they offer a diverse array of insights, ranging from historical contexts and theoretical frameworks to contemporary case studies.

Product details

• Assisted by: Kien Nghi Ha (Editor)
• Publisher: Transcript
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 31.08.2026
• EAN: 9783837674422
• ISBN: 978-3-8376-7442-2
• No. of pages: 400
• Weight: 690 g
• Series: Postcolonial Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Humanities (general); Soziologie, Verstehen, USA, History, Culture, Sociology, Europe, Cultural Studies, Postcolonialism, Social Movements, Nationale Befreiung und Unabhängigkeit, Postkolonialismus, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Colonialism & Post-Colonialism, Political Sociology, Diaspora, Racism, National liberation & independence, post-colonialism, Anti-asian Racism, Culture and institutions, Social processes, International migration and colonization, Groups of people, Political science (Politics and government)