East-West Montage: Reflections on Asian Bodies in DiasporaUniversity of Hawaii Press, 6 nov. 2007 - 328 pagini "East-West Montage possesses a unique vision that promises to push discussions of globalization, cultural production, ethnic identity, and bodily metaphors in powerful new directions. Ma is to be praised for his sound scholarship and innovative interpretations. Indeed where others specialize in either the collection of details or the unpacking of text, Ma weaves a strong analytic exegesis rooted in thorough research." —Richard King, Washington State University |
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... experience than a personal, visceral feeling. To truly comprehend the intensity of emotions associated with diaspora—to grasp what can be likened to an amphibian's existence on the borderland between water and land—we need to look at a ...
... experience: only out of sheer necessity would “foreign bodies”— Asian immigrants—endure the unrelenting waves and scorching sun to reach this shore. Once arrived, moreover, the immigrant is an amphibian trapped between water and land ...
... experience of diaspora, which is constantly on the edge, about to fall apart. Echoing the biblical beginning and end ... experiences. A metaphorical reading of East-West montage veers toward a metonymic one, as Asian bodies disintegrate ...
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Cuprins
Intercut on Asian Penis | 37 |
Intercut on Asian Dubbing | 77 |
Intercut on the Korean Wave | 111 |
Intercut on Body Oriental | 141 |
Intercut on Asian Magic | 187 |
Intercut on Asian Deceased | 215 |
Finis | 255 |
Notes | 257 |
Bibliography | 275 |
Index | 295 |
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