{"product_id":"dis-orienting-planets-isiah-lavender-9781496811523","title":"Dis-Orienting Planets: Racial Representations of Asia in Science Fiction","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith contributions by: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuparno Banerjee, Cait Coker, Jeshua Enriquez, Joan Gordon, Veronica Hollinger, Malisa Kurtz, Stephanie Li, Bradford Lyau, Uppinder Mehan, Graham J. Murphy, Baryon Tensor Posadas, Amy J. Ransom, Robin Anne Reid, Haerin Shin, Stephen Hong Sohn, Takayuki Tatsumi, and Timothy J. Yamamura\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsiah Lavender III's \u003ci\u003eDis-Orienting Planets\u003c\/i\u003e amplifies critical issues surrounding the racial and ethnic dimensions of science fiction. This edited volume explores depictions of Asia and Asians in science fiction literature, film, and fandom with particular regard to China, Japan, India, and Korea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDis-Orienting Planets\u003c\/i\u003e highlights so-called yellow and brown peoples from the constellation of a historically white genre. The collection launches into political representations of Asian identity in science fiction's imagination, from fear of the Yellow Peril and its racist stereotypes to techno-Orientalism and the remains of a postcolonial heritage. Thus the essays, by contributors such as Takayuki Tatsumi, Veronica Hollinger, Uppinder Mehan, and Stephen Hong Sohn, reconfigure the very study of race in science fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA follow-up to Lavender's \u003ci\u003eBlack and Brown Planets\u003c\/i\u003e, this new collection expands the racial politics governing the renewed visibility of Asia in science fiction. One of the few on this subject, the volume probes Gary Shteyngart's novel \u003ci\u003eSuper Sad True Love Story\u003c\/i\u003e, the acclaimed film \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e, and Guillermo del Toro's monster film \u003ci\u003ePacific Rim\u003c\/i\u003e, among others. \u003ci\u003eDis-Orienting Planets\u003c\/i\u003e embarks on a wide-ranging assessment of Asian representations in science fiction, upon the determination that our visions of the future must include all people of color.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isiah Lavender\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1496811526\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781496811523\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Mississippi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d","brand":"Isiah Lavender","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43936381829375,"sku":"9781496811523","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_580aa49d-d95b-4813-b204-a283a680376c.jpg?v=1681425227","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dis-orienting-planets-isiah-lavender-9781496811523","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}