East Asia, Latin America, and the decolonization of transpacific studies / edited by Chiara Olivieri, Jordi Serrano-Mu�noz.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Olivieri, Chiara, editor.

Serrano-Mu�noz, Jordi, editor.

Richard and Marsha Johnson Fund.

Series:

Historical and cultural interconnections between Latin America and Asia

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Relations.

East Asia--Relations--Latin America.

East Asia.

Latin America--Relations--East Asia.

Latin America.

International relations.

Physical Description:

xvii, 274 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.

Summary:

In this collective work, researchers from different disciplines reflect upon the challenges and opportunities of decolonizing transpacific studies through the lens of a few paradigmatic case-studies that deal with connections between East Asia and Latin America. The present book offers a productive problematization of the idea of the transpacific as a concept and a space that is not restricted to a single definition. We defend that the transpacific can instead promote an understanding of agents and experiences that share many common traits that have been generally overlooked by a hegemonic interpretation of knowledge and the relationship between regions.By fostering an environment that not only accepts a plurality of views but that actively looks to accommodate analogous, tangential, and even contradicting approaches to the study of our ideas, we seek a double objective. First, we hope to highlight precisely the richness within the idea of the transpacific, avoiding sticking to any particular conception to it while at the same time acknowledging and owning each of our points of enunciation. Our second objective is part of a constant struggle in the quest towards social and epistemic justice. By adopting this stance of plurality, we can fight against structures of knowledge production and reproduction that willingly or unintentionally instill specific interpretations in ways that inculcate exclusivity. The goal of this book is opening up and expanding the debate regarding transpacific connections, examining the limits and promises of including these experiences within the conceptual paradigm of the Global South, and showcasing different ways of approaching decolonial research to the study of the relationship between East Asia and Latin America.

Contents:

1. Introduction: When East is North and South - Jordi Serrano-Munoz and Chiara Olivieri

2. Confronting "the Ends" of Area: Towards a Phenomenology of the Transpacific - Andrea Mendoza

3. Ocean Narratives: Fluxes of Commodities Asia-America in the Contemporary Age - Antonio Ortega Santos

4. Decolonial Notes on How to Do Research on International Migrations in the World-System - Gennaro Avallone and Yoan Molinero-Gerbeau

5. Worshipping Ancestors at the Margins: Indigenous Perceptions of Death in Mexico and Okinawa - Angelica Cabrera Torrecilla

6. "This Coronaviurs Shit is Real" Racism and the Decolonization of the Virus - Nuria Canalda Moreno and Andres Felipe Vargas Herreno

7. The Feminization of Extractive Violence: A Comparative Study from Colombia and Indonesia - Paulina Pavez and Raul Holz

8. Chinas Lost Connection to the Global South: A Fanonian Reading of Yu Dafu and the Colonized Status of May Fourth Literature in the Japanese Empire - Ashley Liu

9. The Vedette "China" on Havanas International Cabaret Stage - Rosanne Sia.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Richard and Marsha Johnson Fund.

Other Format:

Electronic version: East Asia, Latin America, and the decolonization of transpacific studies.

ISBN:

9783030745271

3030745279

OCLC:

1272892998

Publisher Number:

99989676896