Straitjacket Sexualities: Unbinding Asian American Manhoods in the Movies

By Celine Parreñas Shimizu

Book Overview

Straightjacket Sexualities is the first full-length study of the racialization of Asian American men in Hollywood and independent films from 1959-2009. It argues that the attribution of asexual, effeminate, and queer labels-indicating what these men lack-inadequately captures how Asian American men both wield power and experience its disciplining force.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804773009
• ISBN13: 9780804773003
• Release Date: May 2012
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"