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Inscrutable eating : Asian appetites and the rhetorics of racial consumption /

Drawing on rhetorical theory, affect theory and Asian American studies, LeMesurier analyzes US folk songs, cartoons, news and social media about Asian eating to investigate how the rhetorical framing of food and eating underpins our understanding of race and gender in contemporary America.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: LeMesurier, Jennifer Lin, 1985- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbus : Ohio State University Press, [2023].
Series:Intersectional rhetorics.
Subjects:
Asian Americans > Food > Social aspects.
Food > Social aspects > United States.
Food habits > Social aspects > United States.
Food habits > Cross-cultural studies.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Asian Americans > Ethnic identity.
Rhetoric > Social aspects.
Description
Summary:Drawing on rhetorical theory, affect theory and Asian American studies, LeMesurier analyzes US folk songs, cartoons, news and social media about Asian eating to investigate how the rhetorical framing of food and eating underpins our understanding of race and gender in contemporary America.
Physical Description:xviii, 152 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-145) and index.
ISBN:9780814215371
0814215378
9780814258675
0814258670