Asians on demand : mediating race in video art and activism / Feng-Mei Heberer.
"Surveying a contemporary, cutting-edge archive of video works from the Asian diaspora, Asians on Demand uncovers the ways that diasporic artists challenge the narrow--and damaging--conceptions of Asian identity pervading mainstream media. Rather than accepting the notion that inclusion requires an...
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Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, MN :
University of Minnesota Press,
[2023]
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Physical Description: | 186 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"Surveying a contemporary, cutting-edge archive of video works from the Asian diaspora, Asians on Demand uncovers the ways that diasporic artists challenge the narrow--and damaging--conceptions of Asian identity pervading mainstream media. Rather than accepting the notion that inclusion requires an uncomplicated set of appearances, the works explored in this volume spotlight a staunch resistance to formulating racial identity as an instantly accessible consumer product"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | P94.5.A76 H43 2023 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781517914813 1517914817 9781517914806 1517914809 |