Comic China: Representing Common Ground, 1890-1945: Representing Common Ground, 1890-1945

by Wendy Gan

Wendy Gan's Comic China investigates the circumstances and motivations of cross-cultural humor. How do works that trade in laughter shape our understanding of Western discourses about China? Is humor meant to be inclusive or exclusive? Does it protect or challenge the status quo? Gan suggests that the simple, straightforward laugh may actually be a far more intricate negotiation of power relations. Gan unpacks texts by authors who had little real...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1439916292
• ISBN13: 9781439916292
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Temple University Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 9.2"