Enfolding silence: the transformation of Japanese American religion and art under oppression
"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&...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2016]
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
| Series/Journal: | AAR academy series
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Japanese
/ Marginal group
/ Racism
/ Religion
/ Art
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| RelBib Classification: | AG Religious life; material religion BN Shinto KBQ North America |
| Further subjects: | B
Arts and society (United States)
History
B United States Race relations History B Japanese Americans Intellectual life B Social Change (United States) History B Japanese Americans Social conditions B Arts, Japanese (United States) History B Japanese Americans Religion B Racism (United States) History B Silence Social aspects (United States) History B Marginality, Social (United States) History |
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| 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 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 |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-258) and index |
| ISBN: | 0190251425 |