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Disorienting Futures: Asian/America in Science Fiction772 views
Author
Yu, Esther, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Virginia
Advisors
Chong, Sylvia, Department of English, University of Virginia
Abstract
This thesis interrogates the relationship between science fiction as a genre and the enduring tropes of Orientalism and the model minority that surround Asian/American media representation. It focuses on two works: the 2013 film Pacific Rim and the 2014 novel On Such A Full Sea by Chang Rae Lee.
Degree
MA (Master of Arts)
Keywords
literature; minority; sentimentality; novel; history; Asian American; science fiction; Orientalism; film; genre; American literature
Language
English
Rights
All rights reserved (no additional license for public reuse)
Yu, Esther. Disorienting Futures: Asian/America in Science Fiction. University of Virginia, English - Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, MA (Master of Arts), 2015-04-28, https://doi.org/10.18130/V3Q95T.
