Asian American Literature in Transition, 1965-1996: Volume 3

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Asian American Literature in Transition Volume Three: 1965-1996 offers a multidisciplinary perspective on the political and aesthetic stakes of what is now recognizable as an Asian American literary canon. It takes as its central focus the connections among literature, history, and migration, exploring how the formation of Asian American literary studies is necessarily inflected by demographic changes, student activism, the institutionalization of Asian American studies within the U.S. academy, U.S foreign policy (specifically the Cold War and conflicts in Southeast Asia), and the emergence of 'diaspora' and 'transnationalism' as important critical frames. Moving through sections that consider migration and identity, aesthetics and politics, canon formation, and transnationalism and diaspora, this volume tracks predominant themes within Asian American literature to interrogate an ever-evolving field. It features nineteen original essays by leading scholars, and is accessible to beginners in the field and more advanced researchers alike.

Asha Nadkarni is Associate Professor of English and the Director of American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She also serves as co-chair of the Five College Asian/Pacific/American Studies Program. In addition to many articles and book chapters, she is author of Eugenic Feminism: Reproductive Nationalism in the United States and India (2014). Cathy J. Schlund-Vials is Professor of English and Asian American Studies at the University of Texas (Austin). She served as President of the Association for Asian American Studies (2016-2018) and is the president-elect of the American Studies Association (2020). The author of numerous articles and book chapters, she has edited and co-edited a number of collections, including Keywords for Asian American Studies (2015) and Flashpoints for Asian American Studies (2017). She is author of Modeling Citizenship: Jewish and Asian American Writing (2011) and War, Genocide, and Justice: Cambodian American Memory Work (2012).