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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... nature of his musings: a dog and a mouth mean “to bark” a mouth and a baby mean “to scream” a mouth and a bird mean “to sing” a knife and a heart mean “sorrow,” and so on. But—this is montage!! (p. 139) Some of these constructions are ...
... nature of East-West dichotomies, they remain powerful codes of difference with farreaching social consequences, as do pairs such as “America and Asia” or “man and woman.” power Across this divide, Western intercuts to the East from the ...
... nature, a book on East-West montage should not stop at analyzing the failings of montage; it needs to suggest the potentials, as this “Establishing Shots” attempts to do, cutting back and forth between the Asian diaspora and the ...
... Nature's digestive system, the anus may well be its entry point and the mouth its exit. Far from existing alone, the human digestive system complements the ecosystem. The mouth appears more presentable as it serves multiple functions ...
... Nature's bowels. Contrary to conventional wisdom, however, the upper hole often mouths garbage than wisdom, while the lower hole, to scramble Freud with Jack and the Beanstalk, lays golden eggs.3 In view of the brevity of an ...
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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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