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Book SynopsisTurns to performance as a way of understanding complex historical processes of racialization in relation to empire and colonialism
Trade Review[PuroArte] is foregrounded in deeply observed historical context and a well-measured assessment of culture and politics imbued with thoughtful and caring sentiment. Puro Arte is an important study not only for those with interest in theater studies but important for students and scholars of ethnic studies, postcolonial theory, and Asian American history. * American Studies *
A magnificent work by a stellar Filipino/a American scholar attuned to the transnational and cross-racial dimensions of embodied struggle....The book displays the very astonishing creativity and sense of possibility that it brings to light. -- Neferti Tadiar,Barnard College
A wonderfully crafted study of the Filipina/o performing body that utilizes a cross-historical, multi-sited and capaciously analyzed set of archives. -- Martin Manalansan,University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Situating Filipino mimicry within the logic of empire and globalization,Puro Arteis an original, insightful, and ultimately delightful take on the possibilities of the Filipino/a performing body to exceed its own erasure. * Asian Diasporic Visual Cultures and the Americas *
Table of Contents1. "Which Way to the Philippines?" United Stages of Empire2. "Splendid Dancing": Of Filipinos and Taxi Dance Halls3. Coup de Theatre: The Drama of Martial Law4. "How in the Light of One Night Did We Come So Far?" Working Miss Saigon Coda: Culture Shac
