Tell this silence : Asian American women writers and the politics of speech /

Tell this silence : Asian American women writers and the politics of speech /

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Author / Creator:	Duncan, Patti, 1970- author.
Imprint:	Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2004.
Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	American literature -- Asian American authors -- History and criticism. American literature -- Women authors -- History and criticism. Asian American women -- Intellectual life. Politics and literature -- United States. Women and literature -- United States. Asian American women in literature. Asian Americans in literature. Sex role in literature. Silence in literature. American literature -- Asian American authors. American literature -- Women authors. Asian American women in literature. Asian American women -- Intellectual life. Asian Americans in literature. Politics and literature. Sex role in literature. Silence in literature. Women and literature. United States. Electronic books. Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11129743

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ISBN:	1587294435 9781587294433 9780877458562 0877458561
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Tell This Silence by Patti Duncan explores multiple meanings of speech and silence in Asian American women's writings in order to explore relationships among race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. Duncan argues that contemporary definitions of U.S. feminism must be expanded to recognize the ways in which Asian American women have resisted and continue to challenge the various forms of oppression in their lives. There has not yet been adequate discussion of the multiple meanings of silence and speech, especially in relation to activism and social-justice movements in the U.S.I.
Other form:	Print version: Duncan, Patti, 1970- Tell this silence. Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, ©2004 0877458561

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Summary:	Tell This Silence by Patti Duncan explores multiple meanings of speech and silence in Asian American women's writings in order to explore relationships among race, gender, sexuality, and national identity. Duncan argues that contemporary definitions of U.S. feminism must be expanded to recognize the ways in which Asian American women have resisted and continue to challenge the various forms of oppression in their lives. There has not yet been adequate discussion of the multiple meanings of silence and speech, especially in relation to activism and social-justice movements in the U.S. In particular, the very notion of silence continues to invoke assumptions of passivity, submissiveness, and avoidance, while speech is equated with action and empowerment.<br> <br> However, as the writers discussed in Tell This Silence suggest, silence too has multiple meanings especially in contexts like the U.S., where speech has never been a guaranteed right for all citizens. Duncan argues that writers such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Mitsuye Yamada, Joy Kogawa, Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Nora Okja Keller, and Anchee Min deploy silence as a means of resistance. Juxtaposing their "unofficial narratives" against other histories--official U.S. histories that have excluded them and American feminist narratives that have stereotyped them or distorted their participation--they argue for recognition of their cultural participation and offer analyses of the intersections among gender, race, nation, and sexuality.<br> <br> Tell This Silence offers innovative ways to consider Asian American gender politics, feminism, and issues of immigration and language. This exciting new study will be of interest to literary theorists and scholars in women's, American, and Asian American studies.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xvi, 274 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-266) and index.
ISBN:	1587294435 9781587294433 9780877458562 0877458561