{"product_id":"transitive-cultures-christopher-b-patterson-9780813591902","title":"Transitive Cultures: Anglophone Literature of the Transpacific","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2020 Shelley Fisher Fishkin Prize from the American Studies Association\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Texts written by Southeast Asian migrants have often been read, taught, and studied under the label of multicultural literature. But what if the ideology of multiculturalism--with its emphasis on authenticity and identifiable cultural difference--is precisely what this literature resists? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTransitive Cultures \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a new perspective on transpacific Anglophone literature, revealing how these chameleonic writers enact a variety of hybrid, transnational identities and intimacies. Examining literature from Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines, as well as from Southeast Asian migrants in Canada, Hawaii, and the U.S. mainland, this book considers how these authors use English strategically, as a means for building interethnic alliances and critiquing ruling power structures in both Southeast Asia and North America. Uncovering a wealth of texts from queer migrants, those who resist ethnic stereotypes, and those who feel few ties to their ostensible homelands, \u003ci\u003eTransitive Cultures \u003c\/i\u003echallenges conventional expectations regarding diaspora and minority writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christopher B. Patterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813591902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813591902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 7.13w x 0.88d","brand":"Christopher B. Patterson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086911647999,"sku":"9780813591902","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_033a479e-f7d2-426b-b15b-9b9b89dab012.jpg?v=1769097283","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transitive-cultures-christopher-b-patterson-9780813591902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}