{"product_id":"strange-future-9780822335795","title":"Strange Future","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheorizes race and nation in the cultural aftermath of the LA riots\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Min Hyoung Song’s \u003ci\u003eStrange Future\u003c\/i\u003e asks of us—a public formed by the Los Angeles riots of 1992—what is to be done with the will to revolution in light of the injustices mounting since the 1990s? Clearing precious critical space, Song exemplifies our capture by and necessary revisitation of 1992, as neither fatalism nor melancholy, but a careful hermeneutic of the event and its aftermath: a working-through that is a provision for a possible future. This is a thoughtful work for our serious times.”—Lisa Lowe, author of \u003ci\u003eImmigrant Acts: On Asian American Cultural Politics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is one of the most enjoyable, well-written Asian American studies books I have read in the last few years. Min Hyoung Song’s work is a testament to writing well when saying something important.”— Kent Ono, coauthor of \u003ci\u003eShifting Borders: Rhetoric, Immigration, and California's Proposition 187\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[T]his book is an important contribution to Asian American studies. Not only scholars in Asian American literature but also social scientists studying Asian Americans can learn a great deal from this book about how to analyze social and political problems affecting Asian American experiences by reviewing major cultural products.”\u003cbr\u003e -- Pyong Gap Min * Journal of Asian American Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction: When the Strange Erupts in Culture 1\u003cbr\u003e 1. Racial Geography of Southern California 27\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Black Body in Pain: Rodney King and Strange Days 68\u003cbr\u003e 3. Culture of Wounding: The Riots and \u003ci\u003eTwilight\u003c\/i\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e 4. Mourning Los Angeles 134\u003cbr\u003e 5. A Diasporic Future? Historical Trauma and Native Speaker 165\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue: Bearer of Bad News 199\u003cbr\u003e Notes 215\u003cbr\u003e Works Cited 257\u003cbr\u003e Filmography 271\u003cbr\u003e Index 273","brand":"MD - Duke University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359230558551,"sku":"9780822335795","price":109.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822335795.jpg?v=1754124049","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/strange-future-9780822335795","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}