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Filthy Fictions Addresses Asian American Literature By Women To Explore And Explode The Sedimented And Solidified Meanings Of Asian Americans And Dirt. Crossing Disciplinary And Institutional Boundaries, Filthy Fictions Also Questions The Very Ground Upon Which These Arguments Are Founded. Expertly Questioning The Construction Of The Ethnic Body, Monica Chiu Analyzes Critical Discourses In Ethnic And Feminist Studies Based On The Topics Of Identity (re)production And Transnational Representation.--jacket. Introduction : Pejorative Matter -- Abjection, Displacement, And Psychological Dissonance In Crossings -- Crass, Classed, And Incurable Female Bodies -- Animals And Systems Of Dirt In The Works Of Lois-ann Yamanaka -- Inside The Meat Machine : Food, Filth, And (in)fertility In My Year Of Meats -- Conclusion : Filth And Asian American Literary Critique. Monica Chiu. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 171-185) And Index.

Author

Monica Chiu

Publisher

Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780759104556

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Fiction