Tell this silence
Asian American women writers and the politics of speech
by Patti Duncan
"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 United States. In particular, the very notion of silence continues to invoke assumptions of passivity, submissiveness, and avoidance, while speech is equated with action and empowerment."--Jacket.
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American literature, Asian American authors, Asian American women, Asian American women in literature, Asian Americans in literature, History and criticism, Intellectual life, Politics and literature, Sex role in literature, Silence in literature, Women and literature, Women authorsPlaces
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Tell this silence: Asian American women writers and the politics of speech
2004, University of Iowa Press
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Tell This Silence: Asian American Women Writers and the Politics of Speech
December 2003, University of Iowa Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-266) and index.
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