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Author:

Esaki, Brett J., author.

Title:

Enfolding silence : the transformation of Japanese American religion and art under oppression / Brett J. Esaki.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

viii, 262 pages ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Japanese Americans--Social conditions.
Japanese Americans--Intellectual life.
Japanese Americans--Religion.
Arts, Japanese--United States--History.
Silence--History.--United States--History.
Marginality, Social--United States--History.
Social change--United States--History.
Arts and society--United States--History.
Racism--United States--History.
United States--History.--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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.

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.

Series:

American Academy of Religion academy series

ISBN:

0190251425
9780190251420

OCLC:

(OCoLC)943678082

LCCN:

2015035659

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)