The refugee aesthetic : reimagining Southeast Asian America / Timothy K. August

Author:: August, Timothy K., 1979-
Published:: Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2021.
Copyright Date:: ©2021
Physical Description:: xii, 163 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

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Series:

Asian American history and culture

Contents:

The refugee image -- The refugee position -- Refugee space -- The refugee personality -- Refugee futures: a conclusion.

Summary:

"Effectively synthesizes current theoretical discussions of refugee cultural interventions and Asian American aesthetics and uses a literary and artistic focus to ask how refugees and refuge have been represented and imagined over the last century. Intervenes with a "refugee aesthetic" analytic that rethinks and re-empowers refugee positions, perspectives, and experiences"--

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ISBN:

9781439915301 hardcover
143991530X hardcover
9781439915318 paperback
1439915318 paperback

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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