Diasporic Histories: Cultural Archives of Chinese Transnationalism
Synopsis:This volume engages cultural representations of the subjectivities and loyalties of Chinese migrant communities, including analyses of aesthetic texts, as well as theoretical approaches in cultural studies. The book situates diasporic agency as an historical phenomenon with far-reaching political and social implications for both home and host societies and as a major site of contemporary cultural developments.
ISBN:9789622090804
Language:English
Author:Edited by Andrea Riemenschnitter and Deborah L. Madsen
Author Biography:Andrea Riemenschnitter is professor of modern Chinese language and literature, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of Zurich. Deborah L. Madsen is chair and professor of American literature and culture, University of Geneva.
