In this Book
- Representations: Doing Asian American Rhetoric
- Book
- 2009
- Published by: Utah State University Press
summary
Asian American rhetorics, produced through cultural contact between Asian traditions and US English, also comprise a dynamic influence on the cultural conditions and practices within which they move. Though always interesting to linguists and "contact language" scholars, in an increasingly globalized era, these subjects are of interest to scholars in a widening range of disciplines—especially those in rhetoric and writing studies.
Mao, Young, and their contributors propose that Asian American discourse should be seen as a spacious form, one that deliberately and selectively incorporates Asian “foreign-ness” into the English of Asian Americans. These authors offer the concept of a dynamic “togetherness-in-difference” as a way to theorize the contact and mutual influence. Chapters here explore a rich diversity of histories, theories, literary texts, and rhetorical practices. Collectively, they move the scholarly discussion toward a more nuanced, better balanced, critically informed representation of the forms of Asian American rhetorics and the cultural work that they do.
Mao, Young, and their contributors propose that Asian American discourse should be seen as a spacious form, one that deliberately and selectively incorporates Asian “foreign-ness” into the English of Asian Americans. These authors offer the concept of a dynamic “togetherness-in-difference” as a way to theorize the contact and mutual influence. Chapters here explore a rich diversity of histories, theories, literary texts, and rhetorical practices. Collectively, they move the scholarly discussion toward a more nuanced, better balanced, critically informed representation of the forms of Asian American rhetorics and the cultural work that they do.
Table of Contents

- Foreword by Min-Zhan Lu and Bruce Horner
- pp. vii-xiii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. xiv-xv
- PERFORMING ASIAN AMERICAN RHETORIC IN CONTEXT
- “TRANSLATING” AND “TRANSFORMING” ASIAN AMERICAN IDENTITIES
- 14 Learning Asian American Affect
- pp. 293-322
- Contributors
- pp. 338-341
Additional Information
ISBN
9780874217254
Related ISBN(s)
9780874217247
MARC Record
OCLC
609710678
Pages
357
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
Yes
Copyright
2008