Form and Transformation in Asian American Literature

by Xiaojing Zhou (Editor), Samina Najmi (Editor)

This critical anthology draws on current theoretical movements to examine the breadth of Asian American literature from the earliest to the most recent writers. Covering fiction, essays, poetry, short stories, ethnography, and autobiography, Form and Transformation in Asian American Literature advances the development of a theoretically informed, historically and culturally specific methodology for studying this increasingly complex field. The essays in this anthology probe into hotly debated issues as well as understudied topics, including the relations between Asian American and other minority American writings.

304 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2005

About the author

Xiaojing Zhou is professor of English at University of the Pacific. She received her Ph.D. in English from the Memorial University of Newfoundland. She has published widely in scholarly journals. She is the author of Cities of Others: Reimagining Urban Spaces in Asian American Literature and The Ethics and Poetics of Alterity in Asian American Poetry.

Reviews

[Valerie · Rating 3 out of 5]

A few gems among a lot of difficult literary criticism. Probably best for upper division students but great to draw from for lectures.