Enfolding silence : the transformation of Japanese American religion and art under oppression / Brett J. Esaki.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Esaki, Brett J., author.

Series:

American Academy of Religion academy series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Japanese Americans--Social conditions.

Japanese Americans.

Japanese Americans--Intellectual life.

Japanese Americans--Religion.

Arts, Japanese--United States--History.

Arts, Japanese.

Silence--Social aspects--United States--History.

Silence.

Marginality, Social--United States--History.

Marginality, Social.

Social change--United States--History.

Social change.

Arts and society--United States--History.

Arts and society.

Racism--United States--History.

Racism.

History.

Social aspects.

Intellectual life.

United States.

United States--Race relations--History.

Race relations.

Physical Description:

viii, 262 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Summary:

"Japanese Americans developed complex silences in response to social and religious marginalization. Utilizing case studies and histories of Japanese American arts--gardening, origami, jazz, and monuments. Enfolding Silence employs interdisciplinary analysis to uncover 'non-binary silences' that are mixtures of silences from religion, art, and oppression"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: "They're Just like White Kids" : Genealogy and Theory of Japanese American Non-Binary Silence

Gardening, the Silence of Space, and the Humanity of Judgment

Origami, the Silence of Self, and the Spirit of Vulnerability

Jazz, the Silence of Time, and Modes of Justice

Monuments, the Silence of Legacy, and Kodomo Tame Ni

Epilogue: "Whiz Kids" : Racial Shamelessness, the Model Minority, and the Future of Silence

Appendix: Background Information Sheet and Interview Questionnaire.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780190251420

0190251425

OCLC:

943678082