Masking selves, making subjects : Japanese American women, identity, and the body
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PS153.J34 Y36 1999
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | PS153.J34 Y36 1999 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Japanese American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
Group identity in literature.
Human body in literature.
Japanese American women -- Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans in literature.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
American literature -- Japanese American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
Group identity in literature.
Human body in literature.
Japanese American women -- Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans in literature.
Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
OCLC Fast Subjects
American literature
American literature -- Japanese American authors
American literature -- Women authors
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Group identity in literature
History
Human body in literature
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Japanese Americans in literature
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Women and literature
American literature -- Japanese American authors
American literature -- Women authors
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Group identity in literature
History
Human body in literature
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity
Japanese Americans in literature
United States -- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJtxgQXMWqmjMjjwXRHgrq
Women and literature
Other Subjects
American literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Japanese American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Américaines d'origine japonaise -- Vie intellectuelle.
Américaines d'origine japonaise -- Vie intellectuelle.
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Identité collective.
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine japonaise dans la littérature.
Corps humain -- Dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Escriptores asioamericanes.
Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Frauenliteratur
Geschlechtsidentität
Group identity in literature.
Human body in literature.
Identité collective -- Dans la littérature.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
Japaner
Japaner.
Japanerin
Japanese American women -- Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans in literature.
Literatura nord-americana -- Història i crítica.
Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- Auteurs d'origine asiatique -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- Femmes écrivains -- Histoire et critique.
USA
Écrits de femmes américains -- Histoire et critique.
American literature -- Japanese American authors -- History and criticism.
American literature -- Women authors -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Américaines d'origine japonaise -- Vie intellectuelle.
Américaines d'origine japonaise -- Vie intellectuelle.
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Identité collective.
Américains d'origine japonaise -- Identité ethnique.
Américains d'origine japonaise dans la littérature.
Corps humain -- Dans la littérature.
Corps humain dans la littérature.
Escriptores asioamericanes.
Femmes et littérature -- États-Unis -- Histoire -- 20e siècle.
Frauenliteratur
Geschlechtsidentität
Group identity in literature.
Human body in literature.
Identité collective -- Dans la littérature.
Identité collective dans la littérature.
Japaner
Japaner.
Japanerin
Japanese American women -- Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans -- Ethnic identity.
Japanese Americans in literature.
Literatura nord-americana -- Història i crítica.
Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- Auteurs d'origine asiatique -- Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine -- Femmes écrivains -- Histoire et critique.
USA
Écrits de femmes américains -- Histoire et critique.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-298) and index.
Description
This sophisticated and comprehensive study is the first to situate Japanese American women's writing within theoretical contexts that provide a means of articulating the complex relationships between language and the body, gender and agency, nationalism and identity. Through an examination of post - World War II autobiographical writings, fiction, and poetry, Traise Yamamoto argues that these writers have employed the trope of masking -- textually and psychologically -- as a strategy to create an alternative discursive practice and to protect the self as subject.
Description
Yamamoto's range is broad, and her interdisciplinary approach yields richly textured, in-depth readings of a number of genres, including film and travel narrative. Looking at how the West has sexualized, infantilized, and feminized Japanese culture for over a century, she examines contemporary Japanese American women's struggle with this orientalist fantasy. Analyzing the various constraints and possibilities that these writers negotiate in order to articulate their differences, she shows how masking serves as a self-affirming discourse that dynamically interacts with mainstream culture's racial and sexual projections.
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Yamamoto, T. (1999). Masking selves, making subjects: Japanese American women, identity, and the body . University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yamamoto, Traise, 1961-. 1999. Masking Selves, Making Subjects: Japanese American Women, Identity, and the Body. Berkeley: University of California Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Yamamoto, Traise, 1961-. Masking Selves, Making Subjects: Japanese American Women, Identity, and the Body Berkeley: University of California Press, 1999.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Yamamoto, T. (1999). Masking selves, making subjects: japanese american women, identity, and the body. Berkeley: University of California Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Yamamoto, Traise. Masking Selves, Making Subjects: Japanese American Women, Identity, and the Body University of California Press, 1999.
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