These groundbreaking essays use critical theory to reflect on
issues pertaining to modern Chinese literature and culture and, in
the process, transform the definition and conceptualization of the
field of modern Chinese studies itself. The wide range of topics
addressed by this international group of scholars includes
twentieth-century literature produced in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and
mainland China; film, art, history, popular culture, and literary
and cultural criticism; as well as the geographies of migration and
diaspora.
One of the volume's provocative suggestions is that the old model
of area studies--an offshoot of U.S. Cold War strategy that found
its anchorage in higher education--is no longer feasible for the
diverse and multifaceted experiences that are articulated under the
rubric of "Chineseness." As Rey Chow argues in her introduction,
the notion of a monolithic Chineseness bound ultimately to mainland
China is, in itself, highly problematic because it recognizes
neither the material realities of ethnic minorities within China
nor those of populations in places such as Tibet, Taiwan, and
post-British Hong Kong. Above all, this book demonstrates that, as
the terms of a chauvinistic sinocentrism become obsolete, the
critical use of theory--particularly by younger China scholars
whose enthusiasm for critical theory coincides with changes in
China's political economy in recent years--will enable the
emergence of fresh connections and insights that may have been at
odds with previous interpretive convention.
Originally published as a special issue of the journal "boundary
2," this collection includes two new essays and an afterword by
Paul Bove that places its arguments in the context of contemporary
cultural politics. It will have far-reaching implications for the
study of modern China and will be of interest to scholars of theory
and culture in general.
"Contributors." Stanley K. Abe, Ien Ang, Chris Berry, Paul Bove,
Sung-cheng Yvonne Chang, Rey Chow, Dorothy Ko, Charles Laughlin,
Leung Ping-kwan, Kwai-cheung Lo, Christopher Lupke, David Der-wei
Wang, Michelle Yeh
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