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Explore a deep critique of Asian Diaspora culture through the lens of literature and visual popular culture. In Diaspora Literature and Visual Culture: Asia in Flight, Sheng-mei Ma provides an ambitious analysis of how identity and selfhood function within the global twenty-first century. This text moves beyond simple observations to examine the complex relationship between Asian Diaspora culture and the modern world. By drawing on examples from Asia, Asian America, and various Western Diaspora communities, the book builds a narrative that questions the current triumphal discourse surrounding Asia. Ma argues that the modern upward mobility often seen in film and literature carries a long shadow. The book suggests that this movement can act as a form of escapism, representing a flight from the realities of identity. This work is essential for students and scholars interested in film history, cultural criticism, and the evolving landscape of Asian studies in a globalized era.

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Analyzes Asian Diaspora culture through both literature and visual popular culture to provide a comprehensive academic perspective.

Examines the relationship between selfhood and identity within the context of the twenty-first century global landscape.

Utilizes diverse examples from Asia, Asian America, and Western Diaspora communities to build a wide-reaching narrative.

Challenges contemporary triumphalist discourses regarding Asia by looking at the complexities of modern mobility.

Investigates how modern film and literature can act as a form of escapism or a flight from cultural reality.

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Amazon UK
Release Date
17 November 2010
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23 April 2010

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