Journal article
‘Flexible citizenship’: Strategic Chinese identities in Asian Australian literature
Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol.27(1-2), pp.213-227
2006
Abstract
This essay analyses representations of 'Asian Australian' in Ouyang Yu's The Eastern Slope Chronicle , and explores the extent to which the concept of 'Asian Australian' reflects Asian and Australian attitudes towards cultural and political citizenship. It argues that Asian Australian cultural production is not only symptomatic of deep ambivalences surrounding cultural and political citizenship, but that it is also subject to constant re-negotiation with historical and prevailing attitudes about race and culture. The concept of 'flexible citizenship' is particularly applicable to considerations of 'Asian Australian' cultural identity, not only for emphasising the fluidity of hybrid subject positions, but also especially for its use value and exploitable advantage in economic and political terms.
Details
- Title
- ‘Flexible citizenship’: Strategic Chinese identities in Asian Australian literature
- Authors/Creators
- R. Lee (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- Journal of Intercultural Studies, Vol.27(1-2), pp.213-227
- Publisher
- River Seine Publications
- Identifiers
- 991005541509507891
- Copyright
- © 2006 Centre for Migrant and Intercultural Studies
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Social Sciences and Humanities
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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