The majority of the 30,000-plus undergraduates at the University of
Illinois, Urbana-Champaign--including the large population of
Korean American students--come from nearby metropolitan Chicago.
Among the campus's largest non-white ethnicities, Korean American
students arrive at college hoping to realize the liberal ideals of
the modern American university, in which individuals can exit their
comfort zones to realize their full potential regardless of race,
nation, or religion. However, these ideals are compromised by their
experiences of racial segregation and stereotypes, including images
of instrumental striving that set Asian Americans apart. In "The
Intimate University," Nancy Abelmann explores the tensions between
liberal ideals and the particularities of race, family, and
community in the contemporary university.
Drawing on ten years of ethnographic research with Korean
American students at the University of Illinois and closely
following multiple generations of a single extended Korean American
family in the Chicago metropolitan area, Abelmann investigates the
complexity of racial politics at the American university today.
Racially hyper-visible and invisible, Korean American students face
particular challenges as they try to realize their college dreams
against the subtle, day-to-day workings of race. They frequently
encounter the accusation of racial self-segregation--a charge
accentuated by the fact that many attend the same Evangelical
Protestant church--even as they express the desire to distinguish
themselves from their families and other Korean Americans. Abelmann
concludes by examining the current state of the university,
reflecting on how better to achieve the university's liberal ideals
despite its paradoxical celebration of diversity and relative
silence on race.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
