An Ethics of Betrayal
The Politics of Otherness in Emergent U.s. Literatures and Culture
Fordham University Press · Print & ebook · April 13, 2009
In An Ethics of Betrayal, Crystal Parikh investigates the theme and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives.
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- Who it’s for
- Crystal Parikh examines betrayal and treason across Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives.
- Genres
- Race & Culture in Literature, Asian American Lit Crit, Hispanic American Lit Crit
- Published
- Fordham University Press, April 13, 2009
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In An Ethics of Betrayal, Crystal Parikh investigates the theme and tropes of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives. In considering betrayal from an ethical perspective, one grounded in the theories of Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida, Parikh argues that the minority subject is obligated in a primary, preontological, and irrecusable relation of responsibility to the Other.
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Episodes of betrayal and treason allegorize the position of this subject, beholden to the many others who embody the alterity of existence and whose demands upon the subject result in transgressions of intimacy and loyalty. In this first major comparative study of narratives by and about Asian Americans and Latinos, Parikh considers writings by Frank Chin, Gish Jen, Chang-rae Lee, Eric Liu, Américo Parades, and Richard Rodriguez, as well as narratives about the persecution of Wen Ho Lee and the rescue and return of Elian González. By addressing the conflicts at the heart of filiality, the public dimensions of language in the constitution of minority "community," and the mercenary mobilizations of "model minority" status, An Ethics of Betrayal seriously engages the challenges of conducting ethnic and critical race studies based on the uncompromising and unromantic ideas of justice, reciprocity, and ethical society.
Betrayal Across Narratives
Crystal Parikh examines betrayal and treason across Asian American and Chicano/Latino literary and cultural narratives.
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- Ethical readings of betrayal and treason in Asian American and Chicano/Latino narratives
- Discussion of filiality, language, and model minority status
Expect
- Engagement with theories by Emmanuel Levinas and Jacques Derrida
- Readings of works by Frank Chin, Gish Jen, and others
Where it sits
| Hispanic American Lit Crit | 76% |
|---|---|
| Race & Culture in Literature | 47% |
| Asian American Lit Crit | 43% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- American Lit Crit
- Asian American Lit Crit
- Ethnic Studies
- Authors
- Crystal Parikh
- Publisher
- Fordham University Press
- Published
- April 13, 2009
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- American Lit Crit