National abjection: the Asian American body onstage

"It's not right for a body to know his own origins," -- "I should be-American!" Abjection and the Asian (American) Body -- "The dance that's happening" Performance, Politics, and Asian American Theatre Companies -- "We'come a Chinatowng, Folks!"...

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Main Author: Shimakawa, Karen 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Durham Duke University Press 2002
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Summary:"It's not right for a body to know his own origins," -- "I should be-American!" Abjection and the Asian (American) Body -- "The dance that's happening" Performance, Politics, and Asian American Theatre Companies -- "We'come a Chinatowng, Folks!"Resisting Abjection -- "I'll be here ... right where you left me" Mimetic Abjection/Abject Mimicry -- "Whose history is this, anyway?" Changing Geographies in Ping Chong's East-West Quartet
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-188) and index
Physical Description:xi, 192 p ill 25 cm
ISBN:9780822384243
0822384248

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