Asian American Literature in Transition, 1965–1996: Volume 3

Asha Nadkarni, Cathy J. Schlund-Vials

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2021
• Print ISBN: 9781108843850
• eBook ISBN: 9781108922807
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: North American Literary Criticism
• Index: Literature

Asian American Literature in Transition Volume Three: 1965–1996 offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the political and aesthetic stakes of what is now recognizable as an Asian American literary canon. It takes as its central focus the connections among literature, history, and migration, exploring how the formation of Asian American literary studies is necessarily inflected by demographic changes, student activism, the institutionalization of Asian American studies within the U.S. academy, U.S foreign policy (specifically the Cold War and conflicts in Southeast Asia), and the emergence of 'diaspora' and 'transnationalism' as important critical frames. Moving through sections that consider migration and identity, aesthetics and politics, canon formation, and transnationalism and diaspora, this volume tracks predominant themes within Asian American literature to interrogate an ever-evolving field. It features nineteen original essays by leading scholars, and is accessible to beginners in the field and more advanced researchers alike.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title page
• Series page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Contents
• List of Contributors
• Series Preface
• Introduction
• Part I Immigration, Migration, and Movement
• Part II Politics, Art, and Activism
• Part III Institutionalization and Canon Formation
• Part IV Diaspora and the Transnational Turn
• References
• Index