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South Asian racialization and belonging after 9/11 : masks of threat / edited by Aparajita De.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- South Asian Americans--Social conditions--21st century.
- South Asian Americans.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001--Influence.
- September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009--Social aspects--United States.
- War on Terrorism, 2001-2009.
- United States--Race relations--History--21st century.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- How do contemporary cultural and literary texts from the diaspora or from South Asia iterate patterns of racial surveillance and prejudice against South Asians in the United States after 9/11? This collection delves into the underpinnings of American imperialism and identity politics after 9/11.
- Contents:
- Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Chapter One: Remembering Air India Flight 182 in an Age of Terror; Chapter Two: Sexy Sammy and Red Rosie?; Chapter Three: Managing Race, Class, and Gender; Chapter Four: "The City's Changed"; Chapter Five: Between Performativity and Representation; Chapter Six: "Sikhs aren't terrorists, those Arabs are"; Chapter Seven: Terror Narratives; Epilogue; Index; About the Contributors
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 979-82-16-27343-1
- 1-4985-1253-4
- OCLC:
- 948780383
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